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00ABUDHABI5893	SULTAN BIN ZAYID: "MUST THE U.S. BE TOUGHER THAN THE ISRAELIS ON PALESTINE?" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THEODORE H. KATTOUF, AMBASSADOR, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A FRIENDLY BUT CLEARLY FRUSTRATED SULTAN BIN ZAYID, UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND SECOND SON OF PRESIDENT ZAYID BIN SULTAN, CONVEYED TO AMBASSADOR IN FRANK, DELIBERATE TERMS OCTOBER 29 HIS OWN "AND [...]	2000-10-31 08:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF TC

00ATHENS1917	ENGAGING GREECE ON THE BALKANS: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR CAN MAKE [...] (C) LAST APRIL OUR EMBASSY ENDURED DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS, MANY OF THEM VIOLENT, BY ANGRY GREEKS PROTESTING THE NATO AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERBIA. EMOTIONS RAN HIGH WITH ANTI-AMERICANISM AND PRO- SERB EMOTIONALISM OFTEN TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. ALTHOUGH POLLS INDICATED OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE [...]	2000-04-20 12:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ZL GR
00BEIRUT1411	ELECTION 2000: AMAL-HIZBALLAH MAKE A DEAL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMAL MOVEMENT AND HIZBALLAH HAVE MADE A SYRIAN-INDUCED DEAL TO DISTRIBUTE SEATS AMONG THEMSELVES IN THE UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. IF THE DEAL HOLDS, HIZBALLAH WOULD HAVE A NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS, PLUS A STRONGER FIGURE IN A THIRD ONE. THESE EXPEDIENT PAIRINGS ARE TYPICAL [...]	2000-04-17 16:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL LE
00BEIRUT4016	SLOUCHING TOWARD THE GRAND SERAIL (II) -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER PM HARIRI IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED VERY SHORTLY AS LEBANON'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER, WITH A NEW CABINET PRESENTED FOR PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL WITHIN THE WEEK. THE GREEN LIGHT FOR HARIRI'S APPOINTMENT WAS GIVEN BY SYRIA FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS IN CAIRO AND HERE OVER T [...]	2000-10-23 13:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY
00BOGOTA6096	COLOMBIAN TERRORISM - DEFENSE OFFICIALS PAINT [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR CURTIS W. KAMMAN. REASON 1.5(B). 2. (C) SUMMARY: COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM MIKE SHEEHAN AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SOLIC) BRIAN SHERIDAN MET WITH COLOMBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE LUIS RAMIREZ, THE COMMANDER OF MILITARY FORCES FERNANDO TAPIAS, AND [...]	2000-07-13 22:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CO PINS
00BUCHAREST1644	ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] (S) Summary. President Traian Basescu told an interagency team led by Ambassador Richard Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, July 21 that SIPDIS Romania is "unconditionally committed" to a continued troop presence in Iraq. Basescu highlighted the armed f [...]	2000-07-26 07:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ
00COLOMBO968	LTTE OFFERS TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY. WITH THE SRI LANKAN ARMY HAVING PULLED BACK TO NEW DEFENSIVE LINES AND A SLOWDOWN IN LTTE ADVANCES OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE JAFFNA FRONT, THE LTTE HAS OFFERED A TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE TO ALLOW GSL FORCES TO "WITHDRAW FROM THE UNFAVORABLE THEATER OF WAR WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR." THE O [...]	2000-05-08 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	MOPS PREL CE
00DAMASCUS3050	SYRIAN MEDIA SAYS BASHAR CONTINUES HAFIZ AL- [...] (C) SUMMARY. SYRIAN PRESS JUNE 14-15 EMPHASIZED UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR BASHAR AL-ASAD UNDER THE BANNER OF CONTINUING HIS FATHER'S LEGACY. PRINT FEATURES INCLUDED FAVORABLE COMMENTS BY THE SYRIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN DELEGATIONS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO COMMENTS BY ARAB LEADER [...]	2000-06-17 04:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC PROP KPAO KMDR LE SY
00GABORONE5265	BREAKTHROUGH FOR SADC ON REFORMING POLITICAL [...] (C) SADC FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS HAVE REACHED CONSENSUS ON REFORMING THE LONG-MORIBUND SADC ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE AND SECURITY, FM MERAFHE TOLD US. THE ORGAN HAS BEEN LARGELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1996, DUE TO A DISPUTE OVER LINES OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN IT AND SADC PRO [...]	2000-11-24 16:02:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL MARR MCAP ZU
00HANOI1193	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REJECTS CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIETNAMESE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PHAN QUANG CALLED IN THE AMBASSADOR MAY 18 TO PROTEST HOUSE RESOLUTION 295, WHICH CRITICIZED VIETNAM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND POLITICAL REPRESSION. ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLY, QUANG "REJECTED" THE RESOLUTION, AND IN [...]	2000-06-01 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR
00HANOI1316	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RELATIONS WITH FM NIEN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS HARTER. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: AMB. PETERSON CALLED ON FM NGUYEN DY NIEN JUNE 9 PRIOR TO THE FORMER'S DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON. NIEN HOPED THAT JACKSON-VANIK WAIVERS WOULD NO LONGER BE NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE AND THAT T [...]	2000-06-15 08:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD VM US
00HANOI1318	MFA OFFICIAL ON STRAINS IN U.S.-SRV RELATIONS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS HARTER. REASONS: 1.5 (B) (D). 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: MFA AMERICAS DEPT HEAD NGUYEN MANH HUNG RECENTLY LAMENTED TO THE AMBASSADOR STRAINS THAT HAVE ENTERED U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE GVN HAS TAKEN EXCEPTION TO SEVERAL NON-BINDING [...]	2000-06-15 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VM US
00HANOI1420	VISIT OF FRY FM JOVANOVICH TO HANOI: MORE SYMBOLISM THAN SUBSTANCE [...] SUMMARY: FRY FOREIGN MINISTER JOVANOVIC'S JUNE 4-8 VISIT TO VIETNAM FOCUSED ON LITTLE OF REAL SUBSTANCE. THE EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC "INFORMATION-SHARING" PROMISES LITTLE FOR TRULY STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS. HANOI'S COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WAS MEASURED AND REHASHED CRITICAL RHETORIC FRO [...]	2000-06-30 02:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON VM SR
00HANOI1493	CENTRAL COMMITTEE BLESSES KEY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REPORTS AFTER DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TENTH COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM, WHICH CONCLUDED JULY 4, FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON FINALIZING KEY POLICY DOCUMENTS FOR THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS NEXT MARCH. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREED ON DRAFT TEXTS OF THE [...]	2000-07-10 11:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD PREL VM
00HANOI1615	AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]	2000-07-27 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM
00HANOI1671	DISSIDENT HA SY PHU CONTINUES TO BE QUESTIONED BY POLICE, ISOLATED FROM SUPPORTERS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT WRITER HA SY PHU REMAINS IN HIS HOME IN DALAT SUBJECT TO REGULAR QUESTIONING BY POLICE, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER POLICE THREATENED TO CHARGE HIM WITH TREASON FOR HIS PRO-DEMOCRACY ESSAYS. AN INV [...]	2000-08-03 10:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR VM HUMANR
00HANOI1816	US-ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERSHIP WITH VIETNAM [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 6-7. 2. POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI AUGUST 15 TO DISCUSS VIETNAM'S DESIGNATION AS THE U.S' CURRENT ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNER AND EXPLORE PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AREAS. CHI SAID THAT, AS FOREIGN MINISTER NG [...]	2000-08-24 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN
00HANOI2047	MEETING WITH THICH THAI HOA [...] No summary [...]	2000-09-14 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF KPAO PREL PGOV VM UNGA HUMANR RELFREE
00HANOI2225	VIETNAM ON AN ASEAN TROIKA APPROACH TO BURMA [...] POLCOUNS AND POLOFF PRESENTED REFTEL POINTS 3 OCTOBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02225 050421Z TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HUU CHI. CHI SAID THAT, AFTER MEETING WITH UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN, VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DY N [...]	2000-10-05 03:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM BM ASEAN
00HANOI2421	PROGRESS TOWARD PROTESTANT RECOGNITION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DRL/CRT. 2. THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON RELIGION ON OCTOBER 21 RELEASED A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02421 020714Z "MOBILIZATION BOARD" OF 25 PROTESTANT MINISTERS TO PREPARE FOR A C [...]	2000-11-02 07:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
00HANOI2452	READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...]	2000-11-08 01:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN
00HANOI2480	VIETNAM WARILY LOOKS TO CHINA AS A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A STEADY STREAM OF VIETNAMESE LEADERS VISITING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 HANOI 02480 01 OF 06 100541Z CHINA, MOST RECENTLY PRIME MINISTER KHAI AND THE ARMY CHI [...]	2000-11-10 05:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR VM CM CVR
00HANOI2557	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 22 CALLED ON MFA SENIOR VICE MINISTER BIN TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED VISIT BY PRESIDENT CLINTON. THE AMBASSADOR BEGAN BY THANKING THE VIETNAMESE SIDE FOR ITS COOPERATION AND EXPRESSED THE PRESIDENT'S AND THE FIRST LADY'S SATISFACTION WITH THE [...]	2000-11-22 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM
00HANOI2560	AMBASSADOR'S 11/22/00 MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN: LY TONG INCIDENT [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING HIS PRESENTATION OF VIEWS REGARDING THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON (REFTEL),VICE MINISTER BIN EXPRESSED HIS AND HIS GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN OVER THE LY TONG INCIDENT WHICH THE AMBASSADOR HAD RAISED. BIN PICKED UP ON THE AMBASSADOR'S REFERENCE TO TONG AS A [...]	2000-11-22 09:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM
00HANOI2573	CHINESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN FRENCH EMBASSY IN HANOI [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DOUGLAS G. HARTER, REASON 1.5(B,D) . 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 8-11. 3. (S) LATE AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 24 FRENCH AMBASSADOR SECRET PAGE 02 HANOI 02573 01 OF 02 271303Z INFORMED U.S. AMBASSADOR THAT TWO CHIN [...]	2000-11-27 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PREF PREL CH FR VM CVR HUMANR
00HANOI2580	INFORMAL VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO U.S. QUERIES ON ASEAN SEANWFZ NON-PAPER [...] POLOFF MET NOVEMBER 28 WITH MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT SEANWFZ EXPERT TRAN DUC BINH TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02580 280819Z BINH SHARED THE FOLLOWING VIEWS, KEYED TO REFTEL POINTS: 2. SOVEREIGNTY: BINH STATED DEFINITELY THAT ASE [...]	2000-11-28 08:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM VM CH ASEAN
00HANOI2605	ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY AMERICAN CITIZENS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (SBU) DURING RECENT WEEKS, CITIZENS/RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR ACTS DESIGNED TO DISRUPT AND CHALLENGE THE CONTROL OF SOVEREIGN STATES -- VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA -- WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE GOAL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THE O [...]	2000-11-30 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAO CB VM CTERR
00HANOI2614	VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 14-15 [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A DONOR REPRESENTATIVES' MEETING TO PRESENT THE DONOR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORT "ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY" AND TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (CG) MEETING. THIS YE [...]	2000-12-01 06:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM
00HANOI2665	ENERGIZING ASEAN IN THE ARF [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA SIX. 2. POLOFF PRESENTED REF A POINTS TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT EXPERT PHAM MINH THU ON 8 DECEMBER. THU WAS NOT PREPARED TO RESPOND TO POLOFF'S QUESTIONS IN MORE THAN GENERALITIES. HE SAID OVERALL ASEAN AGREES WITH ARF VIEWS ON ENHANCING THE [...]	2000-12-08 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN
00HANOI2667	THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF FREE TRADE AND FREE IDEAS REVERBERATES AFTER HIS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VIETNAM ELECTRIFIED THE VIETNAMESE PUBLIC -- AND SURPRISED THE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND LINED THE STREETS TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND F [...]	2000-12-08 13:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI2777	BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S FORUM: PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE "TWO VIETNAMS" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S WOMEN'S FORUM REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN AND MEN IN VIETNAM TODAY. OVER LUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT, IN CANDID DISC [...]	2000-12-26 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI ELAB PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI686	VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...]	2000-04-05 07:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI765	NOTES FROM SECDEF VISIT TO VIETNAM: PM KHAI TENSE, ANXIOUS TO DELIVER MESSAGE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) REFTELS HAVE REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COHEN TO VIETNAM, WHICH PROVIDED A SIPDIS STRONG BOOST TO BILATERAL RELATIONS. ONE INTERESTING SIDEBAR TO HIS VISIT WAS THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MEE [...]	2000-04-13 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI839	PLANNING MINISTER AND HANO MAYOR REPRIMANDED BY VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTE [...] (U) CLASIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THREE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEBERS -- MINISTER OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT GIA, ANOI PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NGHIEN, AND BIN THUAN PROVINCIAL PARTY CHIEF TRUNG -- WERE CENSRED FOR MISMANAGEMENT AT THE 10-DAY PLENUM [...]	2000-04-20 09:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL VM TRD DPOL
00HANOI864	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NAM DINH: AGRICULTURAL PROVINCE MAKES TEXTILES, CRAFTS; NGO'S HELP MEET LOCAL NEEDS [...] SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST WORKING VISIT TO NAM DINH PROVINCE, JUST SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, TOURED A STATE-OWNED TEXTILE PLANT AND VISITED NGO PROJECTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A HOSPITAL. THOUGH THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP IS OPEN AND ENGAGING, THE LARGELY AGRIC [...]	2000-04-25 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND ETRD VM
00HARARE1914	PARLIAMENT PASSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL BILL, AMENDING THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION FOR THE 16TH TIME, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES WITHOUT COMPENSATION (REFTEL A). THE VOTE FOLLOWED SOME ARM- TWISTING BY PRESIDENT MUGABE, WHO [...]	2000-04-07 11:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ZI
00HARARE1969	AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNMENT RESTRAINT IN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD HAD A CORDIAL, BUT SPIRITED, 1 1/2-HOUR CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL HOUSING AND ZANU-PF PARTY CHAIRMAN, JOHN NKOMO, ON APRIL 7 DURING A FLIGHT BACK FROM SOUTH AFRICA. THE AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED THE USG'S SERIOUS CONCERN OVER THE VIOLENCE [...]	2000-04-11 15:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM ZI
00HARARE2081	ZIMBABWE'S 2000 BUDGET AND GDP OUTLOOK IS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ZIMBABWE'S BUDGET AND GDP OUTLOOK LOOKS TO FALL FAR SHORT OF THE PROJECTIONS MADE IN THE "MILLENIUM BUDGET," RELEASED LATE LAST YEAR. AT THE TIME THE BUDGET WAS MADE PUBLIC, BOTH WE AND LOCAL ANALYSTS ASSERTED THAT ITS PREDICTION [...]	2000-04-14 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ZI
00HARARE2099	ZIMBABWE COURT AGAIN ORDERS WAR [...] ON APRIL 13, FOLLOWING THE HIGH COURT RULING THAT DAY, VICE PRESIDENT MSKIA (ACTING IN THE ABSENCE IN HAVANA OF PRESIDENT MUGABE) ORDERED THE WAR VETERANS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE COMMERCIAL FARMS THEY HAVE BEEN OCCUPYING. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02099 14111 [...]	2000-04-14 11:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2100	ZIMBABWE ON KAMPALA TALKS, DROC PROCESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. OCM THANKED ZIMBABWEAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE FOR HELPFUL ZIMBABWEAN ACTIONS IN KAMPALA. OURING THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION, THE MFA REPRESENTATIVE MADE HELPFUL NOISES ABOUT FACILITATING THE UPCOMING VISIT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WOLPE, BUT WAS OUT OF [...]	2000-04-14 11:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2101	MNANGAGWA SAYS FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD CALLED ON MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ON APRIL 14 TO ASK WHETHER FOREIGN OBSERVERS WOULD BE WELCOME DURING THE GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. THE JUSTICE MINISTER SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN SOME DESENTING VOICES, FO [...]	2000-04-14 12:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI CG
00HARARE2102	MPINGA: MNANGAGWA PLAYS BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE [...] (C) MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA TOLD ME APRIL 14 THAT HE HAS KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN/CONGOLESE BUSINESSMAN KALAA MPINGA FOR FOUR YEARS. MPINGA, WHOSE AGE HE GUESSED TO BE 38- 40, IS THE NEPHEW OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO'S MINISTER OF STATE [...]	2000-04-15 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ZI CG
00HARARE2120	WEEKEND VIOLENCE NOTCHES UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS WEEKEND SAW THREE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITY, APPARENTLY THE START OF WHAT MANY OBSERVERS THINK WILL BE A SEASON OF ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE FOR ZIMBABWE. PRESIDENT MUGABE REMAINS INTRANSIGENT IN DEFYING THE COURTS OVER ONGOING FARM OCCUPATIONS, AND APPEAR [...]	2000-04-17 15:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2164	MUGABE'S SCRIPT DISAPPOINTS, BUT LATER [...] (C) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON INDEPENDENCE DAY WAS DISAPPOINTINGLY LACKING IN INDICATING ANY WAY OUT OF THE CURRENT CYCLE OF FARM OCCUPATIONS AND VIOLENCE. HE ALSO WAS SILENT ON THE TIMING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION. SUBSTITUTING BANAL WORDS ABOUT PROGRESS S [...]	2000-04-19 15:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2197	MUGABE MEETS PROTAGONISTS IN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL FARM CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT MUGABE RECENTLY HAS MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) AND THE WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION THAT IS SPEARHEADING THE OCCUPATIONS OF FARMS, BOTH SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER. AS OF APRIL 20 IN HARARE, THE GENERAL SENSE IS THAT THE MEETINGS HAVE SOM [...]	2000-04-20 16:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2198	S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH MUGABE CONFIDANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWEAN JUSTICE MINISTER AND MUGABE CONFIDANT STATES THAT THE VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS CALLED IN ORDER TO REMOVE ANY OBSTACLES TO CONTINUED FORWARD PROGRESS THAT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED FROM CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS SINCE THE RECENT KAMPALA AGREEMENT. ZIMBABWE AND NAMIBIA, HE ASSE [...]	2000-04-21 19:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI
00HARARE2199	EARLY WEEKEND UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) AS OF THE MORNING OF APRIL 22--ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE LONG EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND - THE SITUATION IN HARARE IS FAIRLY QUIET, WITH SOME SIGNS OF LESSENING TENSIONS. HARARE IS FINE AND ROADS ARE OPEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MOST NOTABLY, A PEACE MARCH IN DOWNTOWN HARARE ON APRIL 21, [...]	2000-04-22 08:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2200	S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, THE APRIL 21 VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS DESIGNED AS A SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF THE EXTERNAL STATE ACTORS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF EXTRICATING THEMSELVES FROM THE CONGO. THE CONGOLESE WERE NOT INVITED. AT THE LAST MOMENT, DOS SANTO [...]	2000-04-22 19:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI
00HARARE2203	APRIL 24 HARARE UPDATE [...] (U) AS OF THE MORNING OF APRIL 24 HARARE IS QUIET. THE WEEKEND BOMBING IN THE CITY CENTER (REFTEL) RAISED FEARS AMONG CITY DWELLERS, BUT THE GENERALLY LESSENING TENSION ON THE FARMS APPEARS TO HAVE MORE THAN OFFSET THIS AS ZIMBABWE PREPARES TO RETURN TO WORK TOMORROW AFTER A FOUR-DAY EASTER [...]	2000-04-24 12:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2204	PROPOSAL FOR POTUS TO ENGAGE MUGABE BY TELEPHONE ON CURRENT DISTURBANCES IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) RECENT, PRESIDENTIALLY DIRECTED EVENTS HAVE TAKEN ZIMBABWE TO THE VERGE OF CRISIS. WE BELIEVE A STRONG AND HIGH-LEVEL MESSAGE APPEALING FOR CALM, RESTRAINT AND A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IS CRITICAL. IN THIS CONNECTION, I STRONGLY URGE THAT PR [...]	2000-04-24 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI US SF WA MZ ZA PGOV
00HARARE2205	THE GUERILLA WAR FOR LAND IN ZIMABABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A THREE HOUR MEETING NEARLY HALF OF WHICH WAS SPENT ON LANO, PRESIDENT MUGABE TOLD US THAT LANO ACQUISITION WAS AN OVERDUE MATTER OF ACHIEVING JUSTICE AND ESCAPING FROM UNOER THE YOKE OF COLONIALISM THAT THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE NOW OEMANO. THE WAR VET'S OCCUPATIONS, WHICH HE [...]	2000-04-24 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE2206	SUBJECT: WOLPE/MUGABE TETE-A-TETE [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS FOUR AND TWENTY EIGHT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN A FORTY FIVE MINUTE TETE-A-TETE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MUGABE AND I HAD A CORDIAL BUT FRANK EXCHANGE ON ZIMBABWE'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL CRISIS. I TOLD THE ZIMBABWEAN PRES [...]	2000-04-24 13:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG PREL PHUM PINS ZI EAGR EAID
00HARARE2222	S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE HOSTED A TWO HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTE MEETING WITH THE USG DELEGATION AT HIS RESIDENCE IN HARARE ON 22 APRIL. S/E WOLPE, AMB MCDONALD, SPECIAL ADVISOR PRENDERGAST, LT. COL. GADDIS, AND ECONOFF PROKOP ATTENDED. S/E WOLPE REINFORCED THE USG CONCERN [...]	2000-04-25 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI
00HARARE2223	MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DENIES ANY ZIMBABWEAN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI [...] No summary [...]	2000-04-25 15:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC LY PREL ZI
00HARARE2230	GERMAN AMBASSADOR ON MUGABE'S STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN AN APRIL 24 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, GERMAN AMBASSADOR FRITZ FLIMM PASSED INFORMATION ABOUT AN ONGOING FARM OCCUPATION THAT HAD SEEN UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND SO-CALLED "WAR VETERANS" THREATEN A GERMAN NATIONAL AND OTHER FARM RESIDENTS WHILE OCCUPYING A LARGE: COMMERCIAL [...]	2000-04-26 11:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE2236	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. WE HAVE BEGUN AN ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE RESULTS IN THE COMING ZIMBABWEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION BASED ON A DATABASE OF VOTING DISTRICTS. IN A ROUGH FIRST CUT, LOOKING ONLY AT THE IMPORTANT URBAN-RURAL SPLIT IN CONSTITUENCIES, WE BELIEVE THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHAN [...]	2000-04-26 13:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE2237	AMBASSADOR/TSVANGIRAI MEETING: MDC URGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN THE RUN-UP TO THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THE MDC IS CONFRONTING INCREASING POLITICAL VIOLENCE FROM ZANU-PF, WHICH HAS LEFT FIVE OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S SUPPORTERS DEAD AND HUNDREDS OF RURAL AND URBAN BACKERS INJURED. NEVERTHELESS, MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI BELIEVES T [...]	2000-04-26 13:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM PINS ZI
00HARARE2271	U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR LAND REFORM [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE, THE STATUS OF ZIMBABWE'S CURRENT SECOND PHASE OF ITS LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME (LRRP II),USAID AND OTHER DONOR ASSISTANCE FOR LRRP II, AND THE STATUS OF TH [...]	2000-04-27 10:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ZI
00HARARE2297	AMBASSADOR PUTS HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER ON NOTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 26 THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS REPEATED THE PARTY LINE TO AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMS IS A "POLITICAL ISSUE" WITH WHICH NEITHER HE NOR THE POLICE MAY INTERFERE, AS LONG AS THE TAKEOVERS ARE PEACEFUL. DABENGWA MAINTAINS THAT THE POLIC [...]	2000-04-27 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KDEM ZI
00HARARE2515	"RED GUARDS" AND SQUATTERS: MUGABE'S [...] (C) THE MEANING OF DEMOCRACY IS BEING VITIATED IN ZIMBABWE. IN ORDER TO WIN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THE DATE OF WHICH IS STILL NOT FIXED, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS UNLEASHED A CAMPAIGN OF TERROR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, COMPARABLE IN PURPOSE TO CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION. HIS TRUSTED AGENTS ARE T [...]	2000-05-11 14:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE2609	NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY PEACE RALLY [...] ON MAY 13, THE CIVIL SOCIETY UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY'S (NCA),"PEACE RALLY," WHICH WAS TO BE HELD IN HARARE'S SPORTS STADIUM, WAS DISRUPTED AFTER THE POLICE AND ABOUT 50 WAR VETERANS VIOLENTLY DISPERSED PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VENUE. EYEWITNESSES TOL [...]	2000-05-15 16:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ZI
00HARARE2684	BEHIND THE POLITICAL CONFLAGRATION, ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMY IS [...] (C) WHILE RECENT ATTENTION, NOTABLY OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE, HAS FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE OCCURRING HERE, CONCURRENTLY A SERIOUSLY DETERIORATING ECONOMY IS BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY DOWNHILL BY THE ACTIONS AND INACTIONS OF A NEAR-TOTALLY DISTRACTED SENIOR LEADERSHIP. THE LARGEST AND MOST SERIOUS [...]	2000-05-19 05:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR PREL ZI
00HARARE2763	THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LOMA SECTIONS THAT [...] ON MAY 22, THE ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF THE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED "THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER" EDITOR, MARK CHAVUNDUKA, AND CHIEF REPORTER, RAY CHOTO, WHO CHALLENGED THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SECTION 50(2) OF THE LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT (LOMA)(REFTEL). THE COURT FOUND THAT THE [...]	2000-05-23 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE2894	ZANU-PF LEGAL SECRETARY ON LAND INVASIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF'S LEGAL SECRETARY, EDDISON ZVOGBO TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MAY 31 THAT THE "WAR VETERANS" WHO ARE OCCUPYING COMMERCIAL FARMS WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY AFTER THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AT THE END OF JUNE. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S EXPRESSION OF SERIOUS CONCERN, ZVOGBO [...]	2000-05-31 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI PREL
00HARARE2953	MINISTER OF STATE TELLS AMBASSADOR POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS ZANU-PF ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIGENIZATION (BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT),CEPHAS MSIPA, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 1 THAT ZANU-PF'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION STRATEGY IS TO USE THE "WAR VETERANS" TO INTIMIDATE THE PUBLIC INTO SUPPORTING THE RUL [...]	2000-06-02 10:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE3029	INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS REPORT "SYSTEMATIC" TORTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF MEDICAL EXPERTS TOLD DIPLOMATS JUNE 5, FOLLOWING A FACT-FINDING MISSION, THAT THEY HAD FOUND "CLEAR OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE OF SYSTEMATIC TORTURE" IN ZIMBABWE THAT IS ELECTION-RELATED. AFTER EXAMINING TEN PURPORTED VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTU [...]	2000-06-07 10:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EU ZI
00HARARE3078	POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE: SHOCKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: SEVERAL WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND BUSINESSPEOPLE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 5 OF THE CONTINUING POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THEIR OCCUPIED PROPERTIES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, DURING PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH THEM IN MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE. A BLACK MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE [...]	2000-06-07 16:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE3084	DETENTION OF CUBAN DEFECTORS BY ZIMBABWE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD TELEPHONED MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE OFFICIAL, TO REGISTER THE USG'S SERIOUS CONCERN WITH THE W [...]	2000-06-08 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3094	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES STATE-SPONSORED [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SERIES OF CALLS BEING MADE ON SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR AND ECONOFF MET WITH SIMON K. MOYO, MINISTER OF MINES, ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, TO DISCUSS CONDITIONS IN ZIMBABWE RELATED TO THE ELECTIONS, AND OUR ABHORRENCE OF THE STATE-SPONSORED VIOLENCE AND [...]	2000-06-08 15:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE3095	LETTER FROM A CATHOLIC PRIEST ON ZIMBABWEAN [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-08 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM VT ZI
00HARARE3096	ZIMBABWE MAKES NO DECISION ON REFUGEE STATUS, [...] (C) UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR CARLOS LOPES INFORMED AMBASSADOR MCDONALD LATE ON JUNE 8 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT REFUGEE COMMITTEE HAD DELIBERATED ON THE CASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS PENA MARTINEZ FOR THREE HOURS AND TOOK NO FORMAL DECISION. INST [...]	2000-06-08 16:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3098	ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION MONITORS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORS HAVE EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT UN ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS WILL BE APPROVED BY AN INTER-MINISTERI AL GOVERNMENT BODY, RATHER THAN BY THE ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC),AS HAS BEEN T [...]	2000-06-09 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI PREL KDEM EAID EU
00HARARE3105	CUBANS STILL IN JAIL, INS OFFICER ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA TO REITERATE OUR DESIRE TO SOLVE QUICKLY THE REFUGEE CASE OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS PENA MARTINEZ. THE AMBASSADOR INFORMED THE PERMANENT SECRETARY THAT [...]	2000-06-09 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3106	EDUCATION MINISTER DECLINES TO PUBLICLY CONDEMN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN CONTINUING DIALOGUE WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON PRE-ELECTION ISSUES, ON JUNE 7 THE AMBASSADOR AND POLOFF CALLED ON THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE, GABRIEL MACHINGA. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S CONDEMNATION OF THE TARGETING OF TEACHERS FOR POLITICAL [...]	2000-06-09 11:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE3112	CUBAN DOCTORS TO FLY TO NAIROBI TO COMPLETE U.S. TRAVEL PACKET ON JUNE 11 [...] (SBU) REGIONAL INS OFFICER SANJEETA VARSANI ARRIVED IN HARARE FROM NAIROBI THE MORNING OF JUNE 9 AND WAS MET BY CONSUL. THE PAIR WENT DIRECTLY TO UNCHR. JOHN ADU, WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THE GOZ HAD NOT YET AUTHORIZED THE MEETING WITH THE CUBANS, GREETED CONSUL AND VARSANI. ADU THEN IMMEDIAT [...]	2000-06-10 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL CU ZI
00HARARE3160	ZIMBABWE REPORTEDLY WANTS CUBANS DOCTORS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR OFFICIALS ADU AND SALOMONS CONTINUED IN THEIR QUEST TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS JUNE 12, AT ONE POINT TELLING THE INS OFFICER TO LEAVE THEM TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. THEY HAD NO OBJECTION TO [...]	2000-06-12 17:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3162	KENYANS REFUSE TO ISSUE TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN [...] (C) ON JUNE 13, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH AMBASSADOR DR. HUKKA WARIO, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA TO ZIMBABWE, TO SECURE THE LATTER'S ASSISTANCE IN ISSUING TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. OVER THE JUNE 10-11 WEEKEND HIGH COMMISS [...]	2000-06-13 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU KE
00HARARE3164	UNHCR LAWYER SKETCHES OUT POSSIBLE END GAME FOR CUBAN DOCTORS [...] (C) A DOWNCAST MICHIEL SALOMONS (PROTECT) BRIEFED DCM ON JUNE 13 ON WHAT HE VIEWS AS A WORSENING OUTLOOK FOR THE RESOLUTION OF THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. SALOMONS, WHO CONTINUES TO GET THE RUNAROUND FROM ZIMBABWEAN AUTHORITIES, ALSO [...]	2000-06-13 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3166	UN PULLS OUT OF ELECTION PROCESS; CONFUSION OVER ACCREDITATION REMAINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UN ANNOUNCED AT A DONORS' MEETING JUNE 9 THAT IT WAS WITHDRAWING ITS ELECTORAL SUPPORT UNIT. THE UN CITED THREE REASONS: CHANGES IN ELECTORAL REGULATIONS GIVING A GOZ BODY CONTROL OVER ACCREDITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS, WHICH THE UN HAD PLANNED TO COORDINATE; A NOTE [...]	2000-06-13 15:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM ZI EU
00HARARE3168	IRI AND NDI OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FACE CONFIDENTIAL [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST; SEE PARAS 8-10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) ARE FACING BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES THAT SO FAR HAVE PREVENTED THEM FROM RECEIVING ACCREDITATION FROM [...]	2000-06-13 16:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM ZI
00HARARE3231	UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 14 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]	2000-06-14 17:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3263	UNHCR: PRESIDENT MUGABE TO MAKE DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 15 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]	2000-06-15 18:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3264	ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MAKES NO DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 16 UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE ON A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL DECISION TO RELEASE CUBANS DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ TO THE CUSTODY OF THE UNHCR. UNHCR REGIONAL REP [...]	2000-06-16 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3277	CUBAN DOCTORS SHUFFLED TO ANOTHER IMMIGRATION [...] (C) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 17 THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM GOROMONZI REMAND CENTER TO ANOTHER, UNDISCLOSED (TO US) LOCATION WITHIN HARARE, STILL UNDER THE CONTROL [...]	2000-06-19 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3323	HANDING OVER CUBAN DOCTORS' PASSPORTS TO UNHCR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) DCM AND CONSUL MET WITH UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS THE MORNING OF JUNE 20 IN RESPONSE TO HIS REQUEST THAT THE PASSPORTS OF CUBAN DOCTORS' LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ BE GIVEN TO U [...]	2000-06-20 11:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3344	UNHCR TO PROPOSE RESETTLING CUBAN DOCTORS IN UNSPECIFIED THIRD COUNTRY [...] (C) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON JUNE 20 THAT HE WOULD BE DELIVERING THAT DAY A LETTER FROM UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SOREN JESSEN-PETERSEN TO ZIMBABWEAN VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH MSIKA THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIR [...]	2000-06-20 16:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3349	THE UNHCR EFFORT TO FREE THE CUBAN DOCTORS [...] (C) UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS INFORMED CONSUL ON JUNE 21 THAT DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ NOW HAVE VISAS STAMPED IN THEIR CUBAN PASSPORTS ALLOWING TRAVEL TO THE UNSPECIFIED COUNTRY WILLING TO RECEIVE THEM. HE SAID THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ATTEMP [...]	2000-06-21 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3460	DESPITE STIFF COMPETITION, POTENTIAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF THE JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, THIS CABLE OFFERS POST'S PREDICTIONS FOR HOTSPOTS AND TOUGH RACES AMONG CONSTITUENCIES IN ZIMBABWE'S TEN PROVINCES. THE MDC IS EXPECTED TO FARE VERY WELL IN MOST PROVINCES, WITH ITS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE COMING FROM THE TRADITIONA [...]	2000-06-23 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PINR ZI
00HARARE3465	MINI SUMMIT IN HARARE PRESSURES KABILA TO ACCEPT MASIRE AS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-25 15:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG
00HARARE3482	EU INTERIM REPORT ON ELECTIONS TAKES A TOUGH STANCE [...] SUMMARY: THE EUROPEAN UNION OBSERVER MISSION ISSUED AN INTERIM STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AT MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 25-26. THE REPORT COVERS THE PRE-ELECTION PERIOD AND THE VOTING; A LATER REPORT WILL COVER THE VOTE COUNT AND THE POST-ELECTION PERIOD. THE EU DETE [...]	2000-06-26 14:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV ZI EU ZANU PF
00HARARE3485	CUBAN DOCTORS LIKELY TO BE RETURNED TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 26 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD CONSUL THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ WERE STILL AT THE RHODESVILLE REMAND CENTER, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT HAD MOVED THEM ON JUNE 17. HE THOUGHT THAT THE CUBANS WOULD BE RETURNED T [...]	2000-06-26 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3521	THE NEW ZIMBABWEAN PARLIAMENT: THE GLOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE HAS CHANGED FOREVER AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION THAT BROADENED PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN THE COUNTRY. THE "LOSERS" IN THIS ELECTION, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),WILL TAKE THEIR ELECTORAL GRIEVANCES TO COURT, NOT THE STREET, [...]	2000-06-28 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL ZI US
00HARARE3545	OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WILL STRESS POST-ELECTION RECONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING ZIMBABWE'S JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES HERE HAVE STATED THEIR INTENTION TO REACH OUT TO BOTH ZANU-PF AND THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AND URGE BOTH SIDES TO WORK TOWARD NATIONAL RECONCILIATION. PARTICIPAN [...]	2000-06-29 09:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF
00HARARE3563	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DEFER [...] (C) IN INTRODUCING CONSUL TO DOMINIC BARTSCH, UNHCR SENIOR DURABLE SOLUTIONS OFFICER (THE UN OFFICER REPLACING ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS),UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE SAID THAT MOVEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS HAD GROUND TO A HALT. HE TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN [...]	2000-06-29 16:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3615	FOURTH OF JULY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MUGABE [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-03 13:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE3616	FOREIGN MINISTER PROTESTS ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) ON JULY 3 FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE GRANTED AMBASSADOR MCDONALD AN AUDIENCE TO REGISTER HIS CONCERN ABOUT PASSAGE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY ACT IN THE SENATE. IN THIS CONNECTION, THE MINISTER SAID HE WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THE FLURRY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TA [...]	2000-07-03 17:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE3629	MUGABE AND MNANGAGWA TO GO TO CONGO TO DISCUSS [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD CALLED MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 4 TO LEARN WHERE ZIMBABWE STANDS ON THE QUESTION OF FORMER BOTSWANA PRESIDENT SIR KETUMILE MASIRE REMAINING AS THE NATIONAL OIALOGUE FACILITATOR IN THE CONGO. NOT ANSW [...]	2000-07-05 08:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3634	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SENDS SIGNALS OF [...] (C) THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY FOCUSED ON THE USG'S CRITICAL WORDS AND ACTIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND HAS BEGUN SENDING SIGNALS OF ITS DISPLEASURE. THESE INCLUDE NOT ACCREDITING THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) AS ELECTION [...]	2000-07-05 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE3637	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FINANCE MINISTER MURERWA AND HEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 3 MEETING WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER, MURERWA TOLD US THAT HALTING ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC TAILSPIN WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, IN PART AS A RESPONSE TO THE STRONG SHOWING OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. HE COULD NOT PROVIDE US SPECIFIC [...]	2000-07-05 13:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI

00HARARE3652	DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TIGHT-LIPPED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS NICHOLAS GOCHE WAS TIGHT-LIPPED OVER POSSIBLE CABINET CHANGES IN A JULY 3 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR. GOCHE, HOWEVER, NOTED THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO REAPPOINT THOSE MEMBERS WHOM THE PUBLIC REJECTED IN THE RECENT PARLI [...]	2000-07-05 14:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KDEM ZI
00HARARE3674	CUBAN DOCTORS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF UNHCR [...] (C) ON JULY 6 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE, SPEAKING FROM LUSAKA, INFORMED DCM THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ WERE RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF UNHCR ON JULY 5. BAJULAIYE SAID THAT ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DID SO QUIETLY [...]	2000-07-06 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
00HARARE3680	SUSPECTED CIO MOLE RENDERS ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS INEFFECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISADORE ZINDOGA, WHO WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY PROMOTED TO SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) IN APRIL AFTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE POSITION TO LEAD THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),IS WIDELY ACCUSED BY MANY UNIONISTS [...]	2000-07-07 09:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PINR PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE3682	MUGABE SCHEDULED TO GO TO CONGO WEEK OF JULY 10 [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-07 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3683	MUGABE SCHEDULED TO GO TO CONGO WEEK OF JULY 10 [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-07 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3760	MUGABE'S TRAVEL PLANS TO CONGO REMAIN [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-11 15:52:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3771	MUGABE TO DEPART FOR CONGO AFTERNOON OF JULY [...] (C) DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD AMBASSADOR JULY 12 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS PLANNING TO DEPART FOR LUBUMBASHI THAT AFTERNOON TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT KABILA. HE IS LIKELY TO RETURN ON JULY 13. ACCORDING TO GOCHE, MUGABE PROBABLY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DEFENSE MINISTER MOVEN M [...]	2000-07-12 11:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3772	MUGABE REPORTEDLY SET TO NAME CABINET AS EARLY [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-12 11:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3941	FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA SHARES VIEWS ON DRC WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA AGREED WITH SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE'S ASSESSMENT THAT NOTHING WAS MORE DANGEROUS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE LUSAKA PROCESS THAN ACQUIESCENCE TO KABILA'S REJECTION OF DRC FACILITATOR SIR KETUMILE MASIRE. ZUMA REVIEWED KABILA' [...]	2000-07-18 15:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CF SF
00HARARE3942	S/E WOLPE'S MEETING WITH SAG DDG FOR AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. ACCORDING TO SAG DDG FOR AFRICA WELILE NHLAPO, CNDD/FDD REBEL LEADER JEAN BOSCO NDAYIKENGURUKIYE AND FNL REBEL LEADER KOSSAN KABURA NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ARUSHA PEACE PROCESS. WHILE SAG OFFICIALS AND FACILITATOR NELSON MANDELA DOUBT BOTH KOSSAN'S INTENT AND LEADERSHIP ABI [...]	2000-07-18 15:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS BY CF SF TZ
00HARARE3959	FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA SHARES VIEWS ON BURUNDI WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE SHARED WITH SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA JULY 17 USG CONCERNS ABOUT ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN BURUNDI. HE RELATED THE CONTENT OF HIS DISCUSSIONS IN CAPE TOWN WITH FACILITATOR NELSON MANDELA AND HIS WORD OF CAUTION TO M [...]	2000-07-19 09:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS BY TX SF
00HARARE3963	SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING ON BURUNDI WITH A RECEPTIVE NELSON MANDELA ON JULY 17 REGARDING THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE ARUSHA AGREEMENT AND PLANS FOR THE JULY 19-20 MEETING OF REGIONAL HEADS OF STATE. WOLPE MADE INROADS ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE DANGER OF SIGNI [...]	2000-07-19 12:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BY SF
00HARARE4061	S/E WOLPE MEETS WITH FM MUDENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE GREAT LAKES HOWARD WOLPE, ACCOMPANIED BY SPECIAL ADVISOR JOHN PRENDERGAST AND POLOFFS, MET WITH NEWLY REAPPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE AND UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI ON 19 JULY. WOLPE AND PRENDERGAST EXPRESSED USG CONCERNS ABOU [...]	2000-07-24 15:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI CG
00HARARE4062	S/E WOLPE'S DISCUSSION WITH MNANGAGWA ON DRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 17 MEETING WITH EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, MUGABE'S CONFIDANTE IN CHARGE OF SENSITIVE MISSIONS RELATING TO THE CONGO, GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT DRC PRESIDENT KABILA'S PUSH FOR THE REMOVAL OF SIR KETUMILE MASIRE AS FACILITATOR IN THE CONGO [...]	2000-07-24 15:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG ZI
00HARARE4064	AJELLO TRYING TO SELL NON-CONGOLESE [...] (C) EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO IS IN HARARE FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT DURING WHICH HE HOPES TO SELL THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ON A SUMMIT OF NON-CONGOLESE BELLIGERENTS, AS DESCRIBED IN REFTELS. AJELLO, WHO HAD BEEN IN HARARE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAD MET ONLY WITH CO [...]	2000-07-25 07:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR ZI CG MZ
00HARARE4083	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS POLITICAL [...] (C) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE WILL MEET IN LUSAKA ON JULY 28 (REFTEL),AND THAT HE AND HIS MINISTER PLANNED TO ATTEND. AFTER INQUIRING ABOUT KABILA'S RECENT THREAT TO PULL THE PLUG ON MONUC, THE Z [...]	2000-07-25 13:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4088	S/E WOLPE'S DISCUSSION WITH MFA U/S HAMADZIRIPI [...] (C) SUMMARY: GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE MET WITH MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI JULY 19 ON THE SITUATION IN THE CONGO. WOLPE EXPRESSED US CONCERN THAT THE LUSAKA ACCORDS WERE ABOUT TO UNRAVEL, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF KABILA'S CONTINUING RESISTANCE TO MASIRE'S R [...]	2000-07-26 08:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG ZI
00HARARE4145	EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AJELLO HAS POSITIVE [...] (C) BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IAN HAY- CAMPBELL SHARED HIS REPORT ON EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ALDO AJELLO'S VISIT TO HARARE ON JULY 25-26, WHICH WE REPRODUCE HERE IN FULL. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT. THE EU PRESIDENCY (FRANCE) ARRANGED A BRIEFING FOR EU MISSIONS BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIV [...]	2000-07-27 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CG ZI
00HARARE4147	ZIMBABWE TAKES ITS CASE AGAIQ THE ZIMBABWE [...] (U) ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27 FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE CONVENED THE AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS FROM THE NONALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN HARARE FOR A BRIEFING ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY ACT AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ACCORDING [...]	2000-07-27 14:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ZI US
00HARARE4306	ZUMA SETS UP WOLPE/MANDELA MEETING [...] (C) IN A 8/3 TELCON, SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA DEBRIEFED SPECIAL ENVOY WOLPE ON HER 8/1 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA. SHE INDICATED SHE TOLD MANDELA THAT SHE FELT IT WAS HER DUTY TO RAISE WITH MANDELA THE VARIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE BURUNDI PROCESS THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO HER ATTE [...]	2000-08-03 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS BY ZI
00HARARE4309	EXTERNAL SIGNATORIES STRATEGY FOR THE CONGO [...] (C) THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE FURTHER ANALYSIS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPECIAL ENVOY WOLPE AND SPECIAL ADVISOR PRENDERGAST REGARDING THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS FOR THE CONGO. IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN TANDEM WITH LUSAKA 3426. 2. (C) AS THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO TICK TOWARDS THE UN [...]	2000-08-03 10:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
00HARARE4311	S/E WOLPE BRIEFS MNANGAGWA ON LUANDA MEETINGS [...] (C) ON AUGUST 3 SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE AND AF SPECIAL ASSISTANT JOHN PRENDERGAST MET BRIEFLY WITH ZIMBABWE'S SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IN THE LATTER'S OFFICE. MNANGAGWA REMAINS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ENVOY FOR SENSITIVE MISSIONS VIS-A-VIS THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. WOL [...]	2000-08-03 12:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CG ZI
00HARARE4318	RWANDA AND UGANDA TO BE INVITED TO THE WINDHOEK SADC SUMMIT [...] (C) ON AUGUST 3 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TOLD S/E HOWARD SIPDIS WOLPE THAT, IN THE COURSE OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI AND PRESIDENT MUGABE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE IDEA OF INVITING RWANDA AND UGANDA FOR MEETINGS [...]	2000-08-03 15:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CG SF RW UG ZI
00HARARE4319	ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AUGUST 2 ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA REGULAR BIANNUAL SUMMIT FOCUSED LARGELY ON BILATERAL ECONOMIC ISSUES, MBEKI'S AFRICAN RENAISSANCE PLAN AND ISSUES OF LAND AND LAWLESSNESS. THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT EXPLAINED THAT THE WAR VETERANS' ACTIONS CONSTITUTED A DEMONSTRATION, BUT OCCUPI [...]	2000-08-03 16:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI PGOV EAGR
00HARARE4536	HARARE'S PERSPECTIVE ON LUSAKA SUMMIT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE TO ZIMBABWE UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI ON AUGUST 15 ABOUT HARARE'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROCEEDINGS AND OUTCOME OF THE LUSAKA DROC SUMMIT. HAMADZIRIPI, WHO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM LUSAKA, WHERE HE WAS STAFFING PRESIDENT MUGABE AND FOREIGN MINISTER S [...]	2000-08-16 16:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4611	NEW TRADE MINISTER MOYO IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR [...] (C) NEW INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AUGUST 15 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS DETERMINED TO SEIZE 3,000 FARMS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING COMPENSATION. MOYO CLAIMED THAT MOST CABINET MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR OF A FAIR, TRANSPARENT LAND REFORM EFFOR [...]	2000-08-17 16:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PINR PHUM ZI EFIN EAGR
00HARARE4627	NEW HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER IS STILL FIGHTING [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON AUGUST 16, NEW HOME AFFARIS MINISTER -- AND ZANU-PF CHAIRMAN -- JOHN NKOMO PROVIDED A CONFUSING AND SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEPS ON LAND REFORM. HIS COMMENTS CONFIRMED THE CLEAR ABSENCE OF ANY SYSTEMATIC RESETTLEMENT PL [...]	2000-08-21 12:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE4692	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR, ECON AND NEW POL OFFICER MADE AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON SIMBA MAKONI, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED FINANCE MINISTER ON AUGUST 22. MAKONI (WHOM THE EMBASSY KNOWS WELL) SHARED WITH US HIS DETERMINATION TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND PAINTED A NEW PICTURE OF THE POST- [...]	2000-08-24 14:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE4695	WAR VETERANS REACT TO LAND EVICTIONS [...] (C) POLICE HAVE EVICTED WAR VETERANS FROM A NUMBER OF FARMS THIS WEEK, PROMPTING TWO DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE VETERANS THROUGH DOWNTOWN HARARE. EVICTIONS WERE CONTINUING ON AUGUST 24, DESPITE AN UNCONFIRMED PRESS REPORT THAT THE CABINET HAD CALLED A HALT TO THE POLICE ACTIONS. THE COMMERCIAL F [...]	2000-08-24 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4749	VIEW FROM ZIMBABWE ON DROC ISSUES DISCUSSED IN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE TO FORMER INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE MINISTER NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA ABOUT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S CONGOLESE DISCUSSIONS WITH REGIONAL LEADERS IN MAPUTO AUGUST 20-23. SHAMUYARIRA, WHO EARLIER IN HIS CAREER WAS FOREIGN MINISTER AND IS STILL IN CLOSE COUNSEL WITH MUGABE, PROVID [...]	2000-08-25 14:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4750	VP MSIKA: BLAMES OTHERS FOR VIOLENCE AND [...] (C) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE FARM OCCUPATIONS AND CONTINUING RURAL VIOLENCE TO VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA ON AUGUST 25. MSIKA BLAMED COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND THE OPPOSITION MDC FOR INCITING MUCH OF THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND INSISTED TH [...]	2000-08-25 14:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM ZI EAGR
00HARARE4753	ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS DRC "MINI-SUMMIT" ON MARGINS [...] (C) PER REF A INSTRUCTION, POLOFF SPOKE ON AUGUST 28 WITH MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TO SOLICIT THE GOZ'S VIEWS ON A POSSIBLE DRC "MINI-SUMMIT" ON THE MARGINS OF THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT. HAMADZIRIPI WAS UNAWARE OF PRESIDENT CHILUBA'S CURRENT EFFORTS BUT SAID THE GOZ WOULD [...]	2000-08-28 12:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG AO BY UG WA ZI
00HARARE4818	COMMERCIAL FARMERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) THREE COMMERCIAL FARMERS, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL AND AN MDC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON AUGUST 28 THAT PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION OF FARMERS HAD MOSTLY STOPPED. NOW, THE GOVERNMENT WAS ENCOURAGING SQUATTERS TO BUILD HOUSES ON OCCUPIED LAND. THEY EXPRESSED CO [...]	2000-08-30 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
00HARARE4849	DROC FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DROC FOREIGN MINISTER YERODIA PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE ON AUGUST 29 TO ASSUAGE HARARE'S CONCERNS AFTER PRESIDENT KABILA SAID HE WOULD SEEK TO REVISE THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT. AMBASSADOR MCDONALD OBTAINED A READOUT ON YERODIA'S VISIT FOM NEW MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE UND [...]	2000-08-31 16:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4884	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER [...] (C) AS PART OF A SERIES OF CALLS BEING MADE ON THE NEWLY APPOINTED CABINET, ON AUGUST 30 AMBASSADOR, ECONOFF AND USAID OFFICER MET WITH DR. JOSEPH MADE, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 04884 01 OF 02 011043Z MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND DI [...]	2000-09-01 10:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE4887	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SADC FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] ON AUGUST 31, WE CONVEYED VIA ZIMBABWE'S UN MISSION THE INVITATION TO FM MUDENGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SADC FOREIGN MINISTERS. KENNEDY SIPDIS SAMANEKA IN NEW YORK IS HANDLING MUDGENGE'S SCHEDULE, AND SAID HE LIKELY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AN ANSWER FROM THE FOREI [...]	2000-09-01 10:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZI
00HARARE4941	MUGABE DISCUSSES FUEL AND PAN-AFRICAN UNITY IN TRIPOLI [...] (C) IN A SEPTEMBER 5 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER -- AND MUGABE CONFIDANT -- NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA PROVIDED A SHORT READOUT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI THE WEEK OF AUGUST 28. ACCORDING TO SHAMUYARIRA (WHO WAS PART OF THE ZIMBABWEAN DELEGATIO [...]	2000-09-06 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON ZI
00HARARE4987	PRESIDENT MUGABE'S HEALTH [...] (U) WE HAVE HEARD RECENT RUMORS CIRCULATING IN HARARE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE COLLAPSED -- IN PRIVATE -- THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS -- ONCE IN MAPUTO AND TWICE MORE IN TRIPOLI WHILE EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK FOR THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT. PRESS REPORTS, CITING ANONYMOUS SOURCES IN THE PRESI [...]	2000-09-08 09:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE4999	NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON GONO (PROTECT),MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),REPORTED A CREDIBLE STORY ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. BEF [...]	2000-09-08 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5003	NEW ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT STILL FEELING ITS WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SINCE ITS JULY 20 OPENING (REFTEL),ZIMBABWE'S NEW PARLIAMENT HAS FALLEN INTO RAUCOUS DEBATE AND POLITICAL SPARRING THAT HAS YIELDED FEW CONCRETE RESULTS. ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OUT OF 150 MEMBERS ARE NEW TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THIS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE LOW QUALITY OF DEBAT [...]	2000-09-11 08:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI CG
00HARARE5052	CIVIL SUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE [...] (U) THE FILING OF A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05052 111737Z LAST WEEK IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT PRESS. THE MEDIA FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE BASIS FOR THE LAWSUIT -- HUMAN [...]	2000-09-11 15:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE5137	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON SEPTEMBER 11, NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA INITIALLY DENIED THAT HE WAS STILL A KEY PLAYER ON DRC POLICY, BUT LATER ADMITTED THAT HE WOULD TRAVEL SOON TO KINSHASA, AT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S REQUEST, TO LEARN KABILA'S LATEST THINKING ON LU [...]	2000-09-13 14:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE5337	COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION FILES BROAD LAWSUIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) FILED A BROAD LAWSUIT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON SEPTEMBER 18 WITH THE SUPREME COURT OVER THE BREAKDOWN IN LAW AND ORDER AND CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE GOZ'S FAST TRACK RESETTLEMENT EFFORT. THE LAWSUIT CITES PRESID [...]	2000-09-21 13:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5352	ZANU-PF MODERATE WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 21, DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS, AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDERE. THE DEPUTY MINISTER, A RELIABLE EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR IN HIS EARLIER POSITIONS, WAS CHARACTERISTICALLY FRANK IN HIS DISCUSSION OF ZANU-PF POLITICS AND H [...]	2000-09-22 11:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE5362	MFA INQUIRES ABOUT AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MET FOR HALF AN HOUR WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE AT THE LATTER'S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05362 251504Z REQUEST SEPTEMBER 25. WUTAWUNASHE GOT TO THE POINT QUICKL [...]	2000-09-25 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIIP US ZI
00HARARE5364	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE NOTIFIED ON EXCHANGE [...] PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, EMBOFF REACHED GOZ FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY TELEPHONE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2000 AT 11:45 A.M. LOCAL TIME AND INFORMED THE MINISTER OF THE PLANNED EXCHANGE OF OIL FROM U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. MUDENGE THANKED US FOR THE INFORMATION BUT OTHERWISE HAD N [...]	2000-09-25 15:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON PREL ZI
00HARARE5397	ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR MORE STEADY FUEL SUPPLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE'S FUEL SITUATION. AS REPORTED REF B, THE CBZ, AND GONO PERSONALLY, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING FUEL FLOWING INTO ZIMBABWE UNDER THE MOST ARDUO [...]	2000-09-26 14:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5398	ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S.-SADC JOINT [...] (C) DCM DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ZIMBABWE'S MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SEPTEMBER 26. HAMADZIRIPI, WHO STATED HE HAD SOME FAMILIARITY WITH CONVENTIONAL ARMS ISSUES, SAID ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE THE JOINT U.S.-SADC DECLARATION BUT WILL NEED TO REVIEW THE DRAFT L [...]	2000-09-26 14:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE5464	ZIMBABWE CLOSER TO PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL FROM DROC [...] (C) SUMMARY: AT A SEPTEMBER 26 FAREWELL LUNCH WITH THE DCM, THE MFA'S UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI REPORTED THAT ZIMBABWE IS CLOSE TO WITHDRAWING UP TO HALF ITS TROOPS FROM THE DROC. HAMADZIRIPI DESCRIBED KABILA'S BRIEF TRIP TO LUANDA ON SEPTEMBER 24 AS A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT TO [...]	2000-09-27 16:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI
00HARARE5469	SUPREME COURT GRANTS INTERIM RULING ON [...] (U) IN AN INTERIM RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT FILED RECENTLY BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU),THE SUPREME COURT ON SEPTEMBER 26 RULED THAT FARMERS MUST BE NOTIFIED 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR EVICTIONS FROM ACQUIRED FARMS. IN ADDITION, THE COURT ALSO SCHEDULED A FULL HEARING OF THE SUIT FOR NOVE [...]	2000-09-28 10:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5515	COMMERCIAL FARMER SEVERELY INJURED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMER WAS ATTACKED WITH A MACHETE BY A WAR VETERAN ON SEPTEMBER 26 AFTER THE VETERAN TRIED TO STOP HIM FROM PLANTING TOBACCO. THE FARMER SUFFERED A DEEP GASH ACROSS HIS FACE AND NOSE, AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE IS RECOVERING FOLLOWING SURGERY. TH [...]	2000-09-28 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5579	MNANGAGWA ON KABILA'S VISIT TO HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD VISITED SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND DROC INTERLOCUTOR EMMERSON MNANGAGWA SEPTEMBER 29 TO TRY TO GET A READOUT OF KABILA'S BRIEF HARARE VISIT THE PREVIOUS DAY. ALTHOUGH MNANGAGWA DID NOT SIT IN ON KABILA'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE (HE IS TRYING TO "PHASE OUT [...]	2000-09-29 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE5602	MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL [...] (C) AMBASSADOR REACHED FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY PHONE ON OCTOBER 2 TO FOLLOW UP ON REF A DEMARCHE. MUDENGE HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE WHEN DEMARCHE WAS DELIVERED TO MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE SEPTEMBER 29 (REF B). AMBASSADOR URGED MUDENGE TO USE ZIMBABWE'S INFLU [...]	2000-10-03 12:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
00HARARE5624	U.S. - E.U. COOPERATION ON HIV/AIDS, MALARIA [...] SUMMARY: DONOR COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION IN ZIMBABWE IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE U.S. MISSION'S RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE. THE U.S. MISSION, AND ITS E.U. PARTNERS, ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN MITIGATING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS. THE U.S. MISSION P [...]	2000-10-04 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI KHIV TBIO ZI
00HARARE5629	ZIMBABWE MINISTER OF STATE SECURITY SAYS MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 4, AMBASSADOR, R/P OFFICER, AND POLOFF (NOTETAKER) CALLED ON MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE, WHO OVERSEES THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO). IN A ONE-ON- ONE MEETING, AMBASSADOR URGED GOCHE TO USE RESTRAINT IN DEALING WITH MDC LEADER [...]	2000-10-04 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PINR ZI CG
00HARARE5666	AMBASSADOR WARNS MDC NOT TO USE VIOLENT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE TO MDC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN ISAAC MATONGO, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S POLITICAL ADVISOR AND RIGHT-HAND MAN, GANDI MUDZINGWA, IN THE ABSENCE OF MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, WHO IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. WE DO NOT EXPECT H [...]	2000-10-05 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI MDC
00HARARE5677	BLEAK WORLD BANK ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESK OFFICER, IN HARARE ON AN ORIENTATION TRIP, AND ECONOFF MET WITH ROGIER VAN DEN BRINK, WORLD BANK DEPUTY RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND SENIOR ECONOMIST IN HARARE ON OCTOBER 5 TO OBTAIN HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE. VAN DEN BRINK MADE CLEAR DURING THE M [...]	2000-10-09 12:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5728	TSVANGIRAI QUESTIONED AND RELEASED BY POLICE [...] (U) AT THE REQUEST OF POLICE, MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SPENT TWO HOURS ON OCTOBER 10 AT THE CRIMINAL SIPDIS INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION (CID) ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS STATEMENT AT A POLITICAL RALLY ON SEPTEMBER 30. AS REPORTED REF B, TSVANGIRAI SAID AT THE RALLY THAT [...]	2000-10-11 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE5829	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY IGNORING CLAMOR FOR CHANGE AT ITS OWN PERIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLITICAL PUNDITS AND WOULD-BE REFORMERS ARE AGAIN RAISING THEIR HOPES THAT THE ZANU-PF EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS DUE TO BE HELD BY THE END OF THE YEAR WILL RESULT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SUCCESSOR TO MUGABE AND A REJUVENATION OF THE PARTY. THE POPULATION AT LARGE, VICTIMIZED BY T [...]	2000-10-13 11:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE5838	TENSIONS ON COMMERCIAL FARMS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SITUATION ON COMMERCIAL FARMS REMAINS TENSE, WITH NEW OCCUPATIONS AND FEW EVICTIONS OF LONG-STANDING SQUATTERS BEING CARRIED OUT. THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) AND THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) CONTINUE TO BE INCONSISTENT AND INCOHERENT. COMMERCIAL FAR [...]	2000-10-13 12:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5943	CHARGE REGISTERS U.S. CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 20, CHARGE MET DEPUTY HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER RUGARE GUMBO, IN THE ABSENCE OF MINISTER JOHN NKOMO, TO REGISTER U.S. CONCERN OVER THIS WEEK'S UNREST AND THE GOZ'S RESPONSE. CHARGE MADE THE POINTS THAT WE BELIEVE THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) RESPONDED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, A [...]	2000-10-20 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE5951	IMPEACHMENT OF MUGABE LOOMING [...] (C) IN A MEETING OCTOBER 23, MDC MP FOR HARARE CENTRAL MICHAEL AURET INFORMED POLOFF THAT THE MDC PLANS TO GIVE NOTICE OCTOBER 24 IN PARLIAMENT THAT IT WILL TABLE A MOTION FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AURET CLAIMED THAT THE MDC HAS COMPILED "OVERWHELMING" EVIDE [...]	2000-10-23 14:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE5969	ZIMBABWE LIKELY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF CUBA'S UN [...] (C) CHARGE DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON OCTOBER 24 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05969 241346Z SENIOR MFA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ACTING AMERICA'S DESK OFFICER ARTHUR CHINGONO IN THE ABSENCE OF MORE SENIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING PO [...]	2000-10-24 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CU
00HARARE6032	ZIMBABWE VIEWS ON DRC PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) POLOFF SPOKE TO CONGO DESK OFFICER MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO IN ZIMBABWE'S MFA ON OCTOBER 18 ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S VIEWS ON RECENT EVENTS REGARDING THE DRC. HE STATED THAT THE OCTOBER 14-15 MAPUTO SUMMIT GAVE NEW MOMENTUM TO THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS. REAFFIRMING THE KAMPALA DISENGAGEMENT AGREEMEN [...]	2000-10-25 16:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
00HARARE6082	PROCESS TO IMPEACH ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE OPPOSITION MDC TABLED A MOTION IN PARLIAMENT OCTOBER 25 THAT BEGINS THE PROCESS FOR PRESIDENT MUGABE'S IMPEACHMENT. THE DOCUMENT CITED IN DETAIL "VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION" AND "GROSS MISCONDUCT" RELATED TO THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AS THE GROUNDS F [...]	2000-10-26 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE6086	SENIOR ZIMBABWEAN OFFICIAL ETENDS A PEACE [...] (C) BRITISH DEUTY HIQH COMMISSIONER IAN HAY- CAMPBELL INFORMEDDCM OCTOBER 26 THAT MINISTRY OF FOREIQN AFFAIRS ERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE HAD SUMMONED RITISH HIQH COMMISSIONER PETER LONQWORTH SUDDENLYON OCTOBER 16. LONQWORTH ASSUMED THE SUBJECT OFTHEIR CONVERSATION WOULD BE AN ARTICLE [...]	2000-10-27 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE6111	MAPUTO FOLLOW-UP: KATANGA OFFENSIVE MUST CEASE [...] (C) PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MET WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE, IN THE ABSENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE, OCTOBER 30, AND MADE THE POINTS IN PARA 1. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO LEFT A NON-PAPER WITH THE POINTS FOR CHIWEWE'S CONSIDERATION. [...]	2000-10-30 15:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ZI
00HARARE6175	ZIMBABWE LOOKING INTO KATANGA CLASHES [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF (NOTETAKER),MET SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA NOVEMBER 1 TO CONVEY USG CONCERN OVER RECENT REPORTS OF ZIMBABWEAN INVOLVEMENT IN NEW FIGHTING IN THE DRC. MNANGAGWA, WHO IS STILL ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MANAGING ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL A [...]	2000-11-01 15:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE6190	VIOLENCE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE RAINS ON OCTOBER 27, VIOLENCE ON COMMERCIAL FARMS HAS INCREASED AS THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ACCELERATES ITS FAST-TRACK LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM TO BEAT THE ONSET OF THE PLANTING SEASON. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DISORDER AND CONFUSION ON OC [...]	2000-11-02 16:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE6191	PROMINENT ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESS LEADERS TRYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CEO OF A MAJOR ZIMBABWEAN CORPORATION TOLD AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 2 THAT HE AND OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ARE ARRANGING A PRIVATE CREDIT FACILITY TO PURCHASE 300 TO 400 COMMERCIAL FARMS TO HELP BREAK THE LOGJAM ON LAND REFORM. THE CEO ALSO STATED THAT HE AND OTHER BUSINESS L [...]	2000-11-02 16:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE6219	SENIOR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIAL [...] (C) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE REQUESTED THAT AMBASSADOR SIPDIS MCDONALD COME TO THE MFA ON NOVEMBER 3 TO RECEIVE THE TEXT OF A DIPLOMATIC NOTE, WHEREIN THE GOZ ASKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERVENTION TO PREVENT A CIVIL SUIT FILED AGAINST PRESIDENT [...]	2000-11-03 14:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE6229	ZIMBABWE OPENS AN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI [...] (C) EGYPTIAN EMBASSY COUNSELLOR (DCM) KADRI ABDEL- MOTTALEB TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 4 THAT ZIMBABWE HAS OPENED AN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI. THE AMBASSADOR, JOHN MVUNDURA, LEFT IN EARLY OCTOBER TO ASSUME CHARGE. THE REMAINING 2-3 MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY STAFF FLEW TO TRIPOLI VIA CAIRO TWO WEEKS LATER, CI [...]	2000-11-06 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI LY
00HARARE6297	ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION INCREASINGLY DIVIDED OVER MASS ACTION; AMBASSADOR URGES RESTRAINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MET OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHMAN NCUBE NOVEMBER 7 TO PRESS HOME THE NEED FOR ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL PARTIES TO UNDERTAKE DIALOGUE AND DEFLATE TENSIONS. NCUBE ASSERTED THAT THERE ARE MANY PARTY STALWARTS WILLING TO TALK WITH [...]	2000-11-08 15:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE6317	DANISH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGES TO ZIMBABWE ON FAST TRACK LAND EXERCISE [...] No summary [...]	2000-11-09 15:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PREL ZI
00HARARE6318	SYMBOLIC MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SUPPORTED A DINNER HOSTED BY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NKOSANA MOYO NOVEMBER 7 AIMED AT GETTING ZANU-PF AND MDC PARLIAMENTARIANS TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE TWO MDC AND TWO ZANU-PF MPS. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS CORDIAL AND BOTH [...]	2000-11-09 15:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE6321	UNDP RESREP AND AMBASSADOR CONSULT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, VICTOR ANGELO, AND DCM (NOTE TAKER) CALLED ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE ON NOVEMBER 8 TO EXPLORE WAYS THE DONOR COMMUNITY COULD ASSIST IN DEFUSING TENSIONS I [...]	2000-11-11 11:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAGR ZI
00HARARE6643	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE NOVEMBER 15, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE REPORTED THAT THE MAPUTO II SUMMIT, RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27, WAS EXPECTED TO FORMALIZE THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN TRIPOLI TO SEND AN AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO THE DRC. THE DEFENS [...]	2000-11-28 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PINR ZI
00HARARE6644	FOREIGN MINISTER SIGNALS POSSIBLE SHIFT IN CONFIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE, FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE SIPDIS SIGNALED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS READY TO RETURN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE 1998 DONORS CONFERENCE AGREEMENT ON LAND REFORM. THE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MIS [...]	2000-11-28 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PREL ZI
00HARARE6661	MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ASKS FOR USG GESTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN HOUR AND A HALF MEETING NOVEMBER 28 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE SOUGHT AMBASSADOR MCDONALD'S SIPDIS PRACTICAL ADVICE ON HOW TO ENSURE THAT UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN'S VISIT TO ZIMBABWE WAS A SUCCESS. THE PERMANENT SECRE [...]	2000-11-28 16:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ZI
00HARARE6663	A/S RICE MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 16, A/S RICE, AMBASSADORS RENDER AND MCDONALD, AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER),MET WITH FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI FOR AN HONEST AND WIDE- RANGING 75 MINUTE DISCUSSION. TAKING PLACE ONLY A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MINISTER PRESENTED HIS FIRST BUDGET TO THE PARLIAMENT AND THE [...]	2000-11-29 09:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE6677	ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE MET MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON NOVEMBER 16. TSVANGIRAI OFFERED FOUR SIPDIS SCENARIOS UNDER WHICH THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISIS COULD UNFOLD. HE BELIEVES A TRANSITIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST WAY OUT OF THE [...]	2000-11-29 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI SA
00HARARE6801	ZIMBABWE: IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO UNDERSECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CEPHAS TSOKODAYI IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON SIPDIS DECEMBER 1. IN A FOLLOW-UP TELEPHONE CONVERSATION DECEMBER 4, TSOKODAYI HAD NO SUBSTANTIVE REMARKS ON THE IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS RESO [...]	2000-12-04 16:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE6803	SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER A.J.D. NDOU TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD AT LUNCH ON DECEMBER 2 THAT, WHILE HE HAD WORKED ON THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING AMONG PRESIDENTS MBEKI, OBASANJO AND MUGABE, HE HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THEIR NOVEMBER 30 MEETING. ACCORDING TO GODFRE [...]	2000-12-05 06:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR PGOV ECON ENRG ZI
00HARARE6907	SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON [...] (C) ON DECEMBER 7 DCM HAD BREAKFAST WITH A VERY TIRED DAVID HAMADZIRIPI, A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CURRENTLY POSTED IN KINSHASA. THE ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMAT, WHO ATTENDED THE DRC DISENGAGEMENT MEETING IN HARARE, REPORTED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT EXPECTED THE SIGNING CEREMON [...]	2000-12-07 14:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS CG ZI
00HARARE6916	ZIMBABWE LIKELY TO SUPPORT USG ON UN SCALES OF [...] (C) IN THE COURSE OF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON ANOTHER MATTER DECEMBER 7 WITH THE ZIMBABWEAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, TICHAONA JOKONYA, I LEARNED THAT ZIMBABWE WOULD SUPPORT THE USG POSITION ON UN SCALES OF REFORM. THE SENIOR ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMAT CLAIMED THAT HE HAD A [...]	2000-12-08 07:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE6956	ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT RATIFIES OTTAWA CONVENTION [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 5, ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT PASSED THE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES (PROHIBITION) BILL, WHICH RATIFIES THE OTTAWA CONVENTION BANNING ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES. PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING, STOCKPILING, TRANSFERRING, AND PRODUCING ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES. ON NOVEMBER [...]	2000-12-12 05:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KHDP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE6993	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL: MUGABE STILL BITTER [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE RECEIVED ME DECEMBER 13 FOR A ONE HALF-HOUR FAREWELL CALL. WHILE THE ATMOSPHERICS OF THE MEETING WERE GOOD AND LIGHT, I DID MANAGE TO INTERRUPT THE START OF A TIRADE AGAINST THE BRITISH BY ADVANCING THE ARGUMENT THAT MUGABE SHOULD TO GIVE UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH- [...]	2000-12-13 09:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR ZI US
00HARARE7068	AMBASSADOR COMMISSIONS HIV/AIDS WALL IN HARARE [...] ON DECEMBER 13, THE U.S. MISSION HELPED CELEBRATE THE ROLLING OUT OF A NEW HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE IN ZIMBABWE. THE "AIDS WALL: HEALING THE COMMUNITY" IS A Z-SHAPED WALL COVERED WITH CERAMIC TILES PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS FROM RUWA, ZIMBABWE. THE AIDS WALL STANDS IN THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GARDEN [...]	2000-12-15 09:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL SOCI ZI
00HARARE7086	ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT [...] (C) ON DECEMBER 12, POLOFF SPOKE TO CEPHAS TSOKODAYI, UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SIPDIS ORGANIZATIONS IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT REFORM. HE STATED THAT FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE IS SENDING A LETTER ADDRESS [...]	2000-12-18 13:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE7159	INYIKA TRUST, A NEW PLAYER ON THE LAND ISSUE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 5, TERENCE HUSSEIN, AN ATTORNEY AFFILIATED WITH INYIKA TRUST, MET WITH ECONOFF AT THE EMBASSY. INYIKA TRUST IS A NEWLY REGISTERED NGO IN ZIMBABWE WHOSE STATED PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO COMMUNAL FARMERS AND LANDLESS BLACK ZIMBABWEANS. [...]	2000-12-20 10:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PHUM PINR ZI
00HARARE7163	UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE SEES POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DIPLOMATIC HEADS OF MISSION AND SELECTED AID DIRECTORS DECEMBER 19 ON THE CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUGABE. HE TOLD THE GATHERING THAT HE HAD DETECTED [...]	2000-12-20 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID ZI
00HARARE7213	MORE ON ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF [...] (C) POST DELIVERED REF A NON-PAPER TO ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 19. ON DECEMBER 20, POLOFF SPOKE TO ISIDORE FUNGAI, ACTING UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MFA TO OBTAIN ZIMBABWE'S REACTION TO THE NON-PAPER. FUNGAI STATED THAT THE AGREEMENT EMERG [...]	2000-12-21 11:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE7273	A VISIT TO MR. MUGABE'S PLANET: THE [...] (C) IN HIS HOUR-LONG END OF YEAR MESSAGE DECEMBER 27, PRESIDENT MUGABE GAVE HIS VERSION OF EVENTS IN THE YEAR 2000. HE ATTRIBUTED THE COUNTRY'S DIFFICULT ECONOMIC PATCH TO FALLING COMMODITY AND RISING INPUT PRICES AS WELL AS RESERVE BANK MONETARY POLICY. HE REHEARSED THE REASONS FOR THE FAS [...]	2000-12-28 16:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI UK
00HELSINKI2613	FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S JUNE 7 [...] (C) FINNISH PRESIDENT TARJA HALONEN TRAVELED TO MOSCOW JUNE 7 FOR THE FINLAND-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND HER FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE THE LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIZE EACH OTHER UP. OVERALL THE FINNS WERE IMPRESSED WITH PUTIN'S GRAS [...]	2000-06-12 13:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI EUN RU
00HOCHIMINHCITY1176	STOCK MARKET OPENS IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] VIETNAM'S FIRST OFFICIAL STOCK MARKET, THE HO CHI MINH CITY SECURITIES TRADING CENTER (STC),OPENED JULY 20 WITH GREAT FANFARE. ALTHOUGH THE OPENING OF A SECURITIES MARKET, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF SIGNING THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, IS SIGNIFICANT AS A SYMBOL OF CONTINUED [...]	2000-07-21 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL VM PGOV SOCI CIVS FINREF
00HOCHIMINHCITY991	PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS REFUSE TO MEET WITH CONGEN [...] CONGEN DPO AND POLOFF CANCELLED A VISIT TO DAC LAC AND BINH PHUOC PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN EARLY JUNE AFTER PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES REFUSED TO MEET WITH THEM. ORIGINALLY, THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF BINH PHUOC PROVINCE AGREED TO MEET PROVIDED THE DISCUSSIONS DID [...]	2000-06-13 10:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM VM
00JAKARTA4700	SECRETARY COHEN'S LUNCH WITH BAMBANG YUDHOYONO [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR GREG FERGIN FOR REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IN A SEPTEMBER 18 LUNCH, INDONESIAN COORDINATING MINISTER FOR POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND SECURITY AFFAIRS BAMBANG YUDHOYONO TOLD SECRETARY COHEN THAT ON YUDHOYONO'S MISSION TO NEW YORK, HE WILL DESCRIBE [...]	2000-09-29 09:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PREF UNHCR ID
00KINSHASA8008	(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO): 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2000-11-29 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CG
00KINSHASA8364	LEADERS TO MEET IN LIBREVILLE TO DISCUSS CONGO/K [...] (C) Embassy appreciates Libreville's detailed report on preparations for a second meeting at Libreville this weekend which would follow up the October 28 meeting held at Kinshasa. 2. (C) While there has been a good deal of local media speculation about a Libreville summit, with widely vary [...]	2000-12-16 08:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GB CG ZF
00KINSHASA8381	KABILA'S "SELF-DEFENSE FORCES" [...] (U) IN A MOVE THAT MAKES KINSHASA RESIDENTS NERVOUS, PRESIDENT KABILA HAS APPARENTLY DECIDED TO REVIVE THE "PEOPLE'S SELF-DEFENSE FORCES" (FAP),THE ARMED WING OF THE PEOPLE'S POWER COMMITTEES (CPP). KABILA FIRST AIRED THE IDEA OF ARMING NEIGHBORHOOD MILITIAS ONE YEAR AGO (REFTEL),BUT HAS NO [...]	2000-12-18 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG

00KINSHASA8382	OPPOSITION SAYS IT WON'T GO TO LIBREVILLE [...] (C) MOST MAJOR OPPOSITION LEADERS HAVE SAID THAT THEY WON'T GO TO LIBREVILLE TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT KABILA ON DECEMBER 21, AND CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT ALL INITIATIVES FOR THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE SHOULD BE PURSUED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LUSAKA ACCORDS. 2. (C) DURING A MEETING WIT [...]	2000-12-18 14:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8385	WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 11 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel prices rose on December 11, and public transportation fares went up 50 percent on the 13th. Kinshasa's motor fuel supplies were adequate but the GDRC twice closed service stations without providing advance notice, causing confusion. The Congolese franc weakene [...]	2000-12-18 15:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG
00KINSHASA8416	GDRC RELEASES MORE PRISONERS FROM MAKALA [...] PROSECUTOR GENERAL LUHONGE KABINDA RELEASED 170 PRISONERS FROM MAKALA CENTRAL PRISON ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16. ALTHOUGH SOME WERE CIVILIANS, MOST OF THOSE RELEASED WERE REPORTEDLY POLICEMEN WHO HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF MALFEASANCE. LUHONGE PROMISED THE RELEASE, LATER THIS WEEK, [...]	2000-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8417	GDRC ANNOUNCES LIBREVILLE PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) WITH BOLD HEADLINES, KINSHASA NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 19 THE GDRC LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE "PRE-DIALOGUE" IN LIBREVILLE, PROVIDING THE STRONGEST SIGNAL YET THAT THE KABILA GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEND THE DECEMBER 21 MEETING IN GABON. INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER "LA REFERENCE PLUS" CALLED T [...]	2000-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8484	WEEKLY MONUC PRESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: MONUC HELD ITS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE ON DECEMBER 20 AND DISTRIBUTED COPIES OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1332 TO THE PRESS. MONUC'S MILITARY SPOKESMAN MADE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST, MONUC HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF ZIMBABWE'S "ORDERS OF DISENGAGEMENT" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HARARE SUB [...]	2000-12-20 15:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL PGOV CG KDMR KPAO CGOPRC
00KINSHASA8492	GDRC DELEGATION DEPARTS FOR LIBREVILLE [...] ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, OVER 200 GDRC DELEGATES DEPARTED KINSHASA FOR LIBREVILLE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. PRESIDENT KABILA REPORTEDLY FLEW SEPARATELY TO THE GABONESE CAPITAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING, DECEMBER 21. 2. OPPOSITION FIGURES CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT THEY WILL BOYCOTT THE [...]	2000-12-21 15:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8501	MORJANE ADDRESSES DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY [...] AMBASSADOR MORJANE ADDRESSED THE ENTIRE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY DECEMBER 21 TO SUMMARIZE THE POLITICAL/MILITARY SITUATION IN THE DRC AT YEAR'S END, AND TO COMMUNICATE THE DIRECTION OF MONUC IN LIGHT OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1332. 2. OVERALL, MORJANE VIEWED THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN THE DRC AS " [...]	2000-12-22 07:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8505	IS MASASU DEAD OR ALIVE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: EVER SINCE "COMMANDANT" ANSELME MASASU'S ARREST OCTOBER 31, THERE HAS BEEN CONSTANT SPECULATION AS TO HIS HEALTH AND WHEREABOUTS. THE RUMOR MILL PEAKED RECENTLY WHEN THE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO "ASADHO" PUBLISHED A REPORT ALLEGING THAT MASASU, ALONG WITH FAC FOLLOWERS FROM THE KIVUS, HA [...]	2000-12-22 08:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8513	LIBREVILLE A NON-EVENT [...] PRESIDENT KABILA RETURNED TO KINSHASA ALMOST AS SOON AS HE HAD ARRIVED IN LIBREVILLE, APPARENTLY HAVING ACHIEVED HIS GOAL OF MAKING A "GOOD FAITH EFFORT" TO MEET WITH THE OPPOSITION. NO BONA FIDE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL OPPOSITION FIGURES APPEARED FOR THE GDRC-ORGANIZED "PRE-DIALOGUE" MEETING, A [...]	2000-12-22 14:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8515	REPORTED KABILA REQUEST FOR INAUGURAL INVITATION [...] (C) Retired Haitian General Herard Abraham phoned Ambassador Swing on December 21 to report the following: 2. (C) Abraham said that a friend of his named Beaulieu had contacted him from Brussels seeking Abraham's support with regard to what his friend described as a desire by Congolese (D [...]	2000-12-23 06:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PGOV PREL
00KINSHASA8532	KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) The following two-part series reports on Embassy staff member's recent visit to Kisangani, capitol of Oriental Province. Part one addresses the military and security situation, and Part two the political and economic issues facing Kisangani and the province. 2. (C) Summary: During vi [...]	2000-12-23 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PINS PREL ECON PGOV
00KINSHASA8538	KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS (II) [...] (C) Following is the second and final part of a report on an Embassy staff member's visit to Kisangani November 28-December 1. This message covers the political and economic situation in Kisangani. 2. (C) Political Situation Emboff accompanied a Human Rights Law Group represe [...]	2000-12-26 11:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG ECON PGOV PINS PREL
00KINSHASA8558	WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 24 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel supplies were adequate in Kinshasa, though reports that current supplies are noxious persisted. The Congolese franc weakened on the parallel market to about 142 Congolese francs per US dollar. The GDRC held a week-long workshop on the conditions of state-owned [...]	2000-12-26 15:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG
00KINSHASA8562	CONGOLESE DELEGATION HOPES TO SEE NEW [...] (SBU) As reported (Ref),Presidential Cabinet Director Georges Buse phoned the Ambassador evening of December 26 to inform him that President Kabila had instructed him to lead a Congolese (DRC) government delegation to the US to hold discussions with the administration of President-elect Bush. [...]	2000-12-27 12:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL
00KINSHASA8579	AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE ON MASASU AND THREE OTHER [...] (C) IN A DECEMBER 27 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SHE OKITUNDU (SEPTEL),AMBASSADOR SWING REQUESTED INFORMATION ON THREE POLITICAL PRISONERS, AS WELL AS "COMMANDANT" ANSELME MASASU. THE AMBASSADOR SUGGESTED THAT THEIR RELEASE AS A NEW YEAR'S GESTURE, COMING ON THE HEELS OF THE RELEASE OF HUN [...]	2000-12-27 14:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG
00KINSHASA8621	DRC FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES UN RESOLUTION 1332, [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER OKITUNDU TOLD AMBASSADOR SWING HE WAS PLEASED WITH UN RESOLUTION 1332, PARTICULARLY THE SPECIFIC MENTION OF CITIES WHERE MONUC WOULD DEPLOY. HE CLAIMED THIS WOULD DISCOURAGE PARTITION OF THE CONGO. HE PREFERRED THE CONGO CONFLICT'S FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO TAKE PLACE [...]	2000-12-28 13:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG
00KINSHASA8622	MONUC FORCE COMMANDER ON CURRENT SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY On December 28, Ambassador Swing met with MONUC Force Commander Mountaga Diallo, acting in absence of SRSG Kamel Morjane, and SRSG Chief of Staff Sow, to review developments in the Congo war in general and his visit to Zambia from which he had just returned the evening before. [...]	2000-12-28 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PGOV PHUM PREL
00KINSHASA8650	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABILA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Swing met with President Kabila for an hour at latter's Marble Palace Office on December 29. In response to concerns expressed about the renewed fighting in Katanga and Equateur Provinces, Kabila defended his actions as defensive moves in retaliation for Rwandan offens [...]	2000-12-29 15:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PGOV PREL
00LIMA2475	ALEJANDRO TOLEDO BIOGRAPHY: POLITICAL ASSETS AND [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HAMILTON, REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO'S CHARISMA, ABILITY TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PERU'S INDIGENOUS AND POOREST COMMUNITIES, AND POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC MESSAGE HAVE HELPED TO CA [...]	2000-04-25 12:30:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PINR PGOV PREL PE SECRET PAGE LIMA OF
00PRETORIA2660	MORE ON SADC REFORM [...] (C) ALONG WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE REFORM OF SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY (REF A),SOUTH AFRICA IS A KEY PLAYER IN THE OVERALL REFORM OF SADC AS AN INSTITUTION. AS A MEMBER OF THE "TROIKA PLUS ONE" (SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, ZIMBABWE, AND MOZAMBIQUE) REFORM COMMITTEE, SOUTH [...]	2000-04-06 09:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SADC SF
00PRETORIA3416	PRESIDENT MBEKI "SEIZES THE MOMENT" IN STATE VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR LEWIS, PRESIDENT MBEKI DESCRIBED HIS UPCOMING STATE VISIT TO THE U.S. AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "SEIZE THE MOMENT" TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF POVERTY AND LACK OF DEVELOPMENT THAT PLAGUE SOUTH AFRICA. HE SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA AS A MEANS TO POVERTY AL [...]	2000-05-04 09:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
00SANAA5396	SALEH'S RHETORIC OVER THE TOP, BUT POLICY UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BA JAMMAL NOVEMBER 20, THE AMBASSADOR CONVEYED U.S. CONCERNS THAT PRESIDENT SALEH'S RECENT PUBLIC STATEMENTS WERE EXACERBATING AN ALREADY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AT SUCH A TENSE TIME, THE ROYG SHOULD BE PUBLICLY URGING BOTH SIDES TO RETURN TO TH [...]	2000-11-20 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP YM
00SANAA5449	SALEH CITES USN CULPABILITY IN THE USS COLE ATTACK [...] (C) IN HIS MBC INTERVIEW EARLIER THIS WEEK, YEMENI PRESIDENT SALEH STATED THAT "THE AMERICANS MADE A GROSS MISTAKE WHEN THEY MOVED SUCH A HUGE SHIP (THE USS COLE) INTO ADEN HARBOR WITHOUT PROVIDING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION....WITHOUT (YEMENI) PROTECTIVE VESSELS GOING IN WITH IT. THEY DID NOT AS [...]	2000-11-26 04:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL YM
00STATE117658	SUDANESE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-20 21:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AR BG FR NL PREL PTER SU UNSC
00STATE229666	TALKING POINTS ON IRAQI SUSPENSION OF OIL EXPORTS [...] BACKGROUND: ON DECEMBER 1, IRAQ SUSPENDED OIL EXPORTS WHICH FUND THE UN OPERATED OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM. IT DID SO EVEN THOUGH THE SECURITY COUNCIL AGREED TO ALLOW SHIPMENTS TO CONTINUE UNTIL UN OFFICIALS COULD CONCLUDE A PRICING MECHANISM THAT REFLECTS A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR IRAQ'S DECEMBER [...]	2000-12-04 18:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PREL IZ
00STATE232623	SECRETARY'S THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT SALEH FOR [...] (S) PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. 2. (S) BEGIN ORAL MESSAGE: I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE ON-GOING COOPERATION WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOU DURING OUR JOINT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTACK ON THE USS COLE. I WAS [...]	2000-12-07 19:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OPDC PREL PTER YM
00TASHKENT4223	KARIMOV URGES CLOSER COOPERATION WITH U.S., COMMITS TO FRANK AIRING OF DIFFERENCES [...] (c) summary: on November 1, the ambassador presented credentials to president Karimov. This was followed by a spirited discussion of about one hour during which Karimov argued for deeper cooperation with the u.s., charged Russia with maneuvering to restore hegemony in central Asia, and outlined the [...]	2000-11-02 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RU AF UZ
00TELAVIV4462	BIN LADIN CONNECTION IN GAZA FOUND PUZZLING; CONNECTION TO HAMAS QUESTIONED [...] No summary [...]	2000-08-24 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KWBG PGOV PREL PTER
00THEHAGUE1665	DEMARCHE ON PERUVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) WE SHARED REFTEL POINTS JUNE 5 WITH ROELAND VAN DE GEER, A/S EQUIVALENT FOR THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IN THE MFA. VAN DE GEER EXPRESSED SOME FRUSTRATION THAT THE EU HAD NOT YET ISSUED A STATEMENT SINCE THE SECOND ROUND OF PERUVIAN ELECTIONS. HE SAID THE DUTCH PUSHED FOR A STRONG EU STATEMEN [...]	2000-06-05 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PE NL
00THEHAGUE1673	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON UNFICYP MANDATE REVIEW, OIL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-06 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO ETTC IZ CY UK NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1674	DUTCH ON F-16 (MNFP)--REVISED SIGNING CEREMONY [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-06 12:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP NL NATO DCI
00THEHAGUE1678	DUTCH GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF SOESTERBERG [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-06 15:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NL NATO
00THEHAGUE1679	ICTY: JORDA PROPOSES "AD LITEM" JUDGES TO SPEED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B),(D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: JUDGE CLAUDE JORDA, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY),VISITED AMBASSADOR ON TUESDAY, MAY 30, TO PREVIEW PROPOSALS HE INTENDS TO MAKE BEFORE TH [...]	2000-06-06 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM HR SR NL ICTY ICTR
00THEHAGUE1693	DUTCH DISCOURAGED ABOUT EU EFFORT TO DEFINE FRY WHITE LIST [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-07 13:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1695	PEACEKEEPING REMAINS SENSITIVE ISSUE IN... [...] SUMMARY: SINCE THE FALL OF THE SREBRENICA ENCLAVE IN 1995, DUTCH POLITICIANS HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN REVIEWING THEIR PEACEKEEPING DECISIONMAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT DUTCH TROOPS WILL NEVER AGAIN BE PLACED IN SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. GIVEN THEIR CONTINUING BELIEF IN THE GOAL OF PROMOTING PEACE A [...]	2000-06-07 13:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO MARR NL MPOS NATO EUN
00THEHAGUE1700	ICTY: READ-OUT ON RS PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B),(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA (RS) PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S MAY 29 WITH THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY) WAS USEFUL FROM A SYMBOLIC POINT OF VIEW I [...]	2000-06-08 09:39:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
00THEHAGUE1734	DUTCH WILL PROVIDE ALBANIA ELECTION SUPPORT [...] The Dutch have decided to grant USD 500,000 to the UNDP for the OSCE-coordinated election support effort for the October Albania elections, with the proviso that it be used for voter registry preparations and data verification. 2. The Dutch plan to open their embassy in Tirana by late J [...]	2000-06-09 10:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KDEM NL OSCE
00THEHAGUE1738	DUTCH READY FOR POST-ELECTION SUPPORT TO [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-09 16:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM MW NL
00THEHAGUE1754	POLICY CHANGE TO CIRCULAR 175 AUTHORITY [...] WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST ANY PRE-RATIFICATION NEGOTIATIONS AS OUTLINED IN REFTEL. OF THE CATEGORIES OFFERED IN REFTEL, PARAGRAPH 8, WE CHOOSE CATEGORY D: NOT FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME. AFTER THE CURRENT FOL AGREEMENT IS RATIFIED, HOWEVER, WE WOULD RECOMMEND CATEGORY B: FEASIBLE WITH SOME CH [...]	2000-06-14 05:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SNAR KTIA NL
00THEHAGUE1779	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON U.S.- EU VISA BAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH ARE PLEASED THAT THE 6/13-14 EU GAC ENDORSED MORE FREQUENT UPDATES OF THE EU SERBIA VISA BAN LIST. THEY THINK THEY NOW HAVE A POLITICALLY RESPONSIVE TOOL TO PRESSURE MILOSEVIC AND HIS REGIME. THEY STILL SUPPORT CLOSER EU COORDINATION WITH NON-EU STATES ON FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, [...]	2000-06-15 11:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC CVIS PHUM SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1797	DUTCH INITIAL REACTIONS TO DTSI, MORE ON F-16 MNCP [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS ETTC MCAP ETRD KSEP PREL NL NATO
00THEHAGUE1801	GREECE/TERRORISM: DUTCH PM KOK MAY RAISE CONCERNS WITH SIMITIS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GR UK NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1802	DUTCH MULLING KOSOVO AID NEEDS, FINALIZING MONTENEGRIN ROAD AID [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 15:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PREF SR NL
00THEHAGUE1850	GREECE/TERRORISM: DUTCH PM KOK PRESSES SIMITIS AT FEIRA [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-21 17:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GR UK NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1863	READOUT ON MTCR DUTCH CHAIR VISIT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] END SUMMARY. TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT FOR FUTURE PARIS POC MTG (PROTECT UNTIL RELEASE AT NEXT MTCR POC MEETING) 2.(C/REL MTCR - REL TO MTCR UPON LATE JUNE POC MTG CIRCLTN) BEGIN TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT: GENERAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE GIVEN BY THE NOORD [...]	2000-06-22 12:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL HK MC MY SN IR NL MTCRE
00THEHAGUE1873	DUTCH ON IRAN: SHIRAZ DEFENDENTS, AG MINISTER VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-22 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAGR ETRD IR NL
00THEHAGUE1876	CLIMATE CHANGE: ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY FUNDS [...] DUTCH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PRONK TOLD THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT ON JUNE 20 THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED THAT HIS MINISTRY, RATHER THAN THE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTRY, SHOULD FINANCE CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ACCORDING TO PRONK, THIS REQUIRES A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNM [...]	2000-06-23 07:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL ENRG ECON NL
00THEHAGUE1878	ICTY: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPER DISPOSITION [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is an action request; see paragraph five below. The Finance Section of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has recently renewed its 1998 request for advice as to the proper disposition to be made of a refund (in the amount of [...]	2000-06-23 10:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
00THEHAGUE1879	FRY RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE UNSC: DUTCH WILL ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-23 11:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1887	ICJ FINDS NO JURISDICTION OVER PAKISTAN-INDIA [...] IN A JUDGMENT ISSUED ON JUNE 21, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) DECIDED THAT THE COURT LACKED JURISDICTION OVER A CLAIM BROUGHT BY PAKISTAN AGAINST INDIA ARISING OUT OF THE ALLEGED DOWNING BY INDIAN FORCES OF A PAKISTANI AIRCRAFT TRAVELING IN PAKISTANI AIRSPACE. BY A VOTE OF 14 TO 2 [...]	2000-06-23 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IN PK ICJ
00THEHAGUE1896	ICTY: SFOR APPREHENSION OF DUSKO SIKIRICA [...] EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 25, SFOR FORCES IN BOSNIA DETAINED DUSKO SIKIRICA, A PUBLIC INDICTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY). SIKIRICA ARRIVED IN THE HAGUE AT APPROXIMATELY 14:15 ON JUNE 25 AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ICTY'S DETENTION FACILITY IN T [...]	2000-06-26 10:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
00THEHAGUE1926	SUDAN/UNSC: DUTCH BELIEVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-27 09:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC SU NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1929	SHIRBRIG SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA/ERITREA PEACE: DUTCH WEIGHING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-27 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL MARR ER ET NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1940	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-27 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE
00THEHAGUE1950	DUTCH CONFIRM EU PLANS FOR MINISTERIAL TROIKA [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-28 11:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO NL OSCE EUN
00THEHAGUE1952	GEORGIA: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-28 12:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL GG RS UNSC
00THEHAGUE1976	UNCC: DUTCH CHAIRMAN WITH US [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-29 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNC NL
00THEHAGUE2000	URGENT ACTION REQUEST ON FRY ANTI-TERRORISM LAW [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-30 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SR NL EUN
01ABUDHABI6422	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM GORDON R. OLSON, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (S) POLOFF REVIEWED REFTEL POINTS ON THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN WITH MUHAMMAD ABDUL RAHIM ABDUL JALIL, MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS ON NOVEMBER 7. SHE HANDED OVER A COPY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH [...]	2001-11-07 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER AF PK TC
01ABUJA1000	Lunch Conference on Drugs and Financial Crimes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's Special Advisor on Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Dr. Ibrahim Lame hosted a three hour lunch and meeting on drugs and related crimes on April 19. Media questioned Dr. Lame, Attorney General Bola Ige and NDLEA Chairman Lafiaji, among others, on current crime and [...]	2001-05-04 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR CJAN PREL NI
01ABUJA1006	Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS ECON NI
01ABUJA1007	OAU HIV/AIDS SUMMIT IN ABUJA [...] Thirty-five African heads of state attended the Extraordinary OAU Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases held in Abuja April 26- 27. Featured guest speakers included UN Secretary General Koffi Annan and former President Bill Clinton. Jerry Rawlings, former Pr [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PREL SOCI OAU NI
01ABUJA1011	OBASANJO ON NIGERIA'S ROLE IN AFRICA [...] (C) Nigeria's President Obasanjo will visit Washington May 10-12, 2001. Over breakfast on May 5, Obasanjo told Ambassador Jeter that he knew he was in many respects representing Africa on the visit. This was a heavy responsibility that he took seriously. Obasanjo commented that he planned [...]	2001-05-07 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP NI XA
01ABUJA1040	THE MPRI PAYMENT SAGA [...] SUMMARY: After numerous low, medium and high-level conversations with officials at the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Presidency, Post believes payment of USD 3.2 million for the MPRI reprofessionalization program may be received within one week. (U [...]	2001-05-09 05:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL EFIN NI
01ABUJA1041	President Obasanjo on Renditions [...] (S/NF) During a breakfast meeting to discuss President Obasanjo's visit to Washington, Ambassador Jeter delivered reftel points. President Obasanjo made an exaggerated look of being taken aback and said, "Ssh! Don't even mention renditions!" The President quickly became serious, however, sa [...]	2001-05-09 05:37:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR KCRM NI
01ABUJA1046	SHARIA IN ZAMFARA--A NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: Governor Ahmed Sani on May 3 permitted the second hand-amputation since the return of criminal Sharia in Zamfara State in February, 2000. The victim had been convicted of stealing three bicycles in July 2000, and the sentence had been held in abeyance since that time. The timin [...]	2001-05-09 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KISL KIRL
01ABUJA1048	OBASANJO ON LIBERIA SANCTIONS, CONTE AND THE RUF [...] (C) President Obasanjo told Ambassador Jeter May 5 that he was increasingly optimistic that the GOSL and the RUF could reach an accommodation. At the conclusion of their visit to Abuja (reftel),the two sides had decided to return to Sierra Leone on the same aircraft. Obasanjo opined that t [...]	2001-05-09 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MASS SL GV NI
01ABUJA1155	PROGRESS ON OFR BASING ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/RA Bittrick, DATT and PolMilOff called on Minister of Army Batagarawa May 16. Batagarawa was pleased to hear about the improved levels of cooperation from the Nigerian military on OFR and MPRI. He thought basing alternatives for the 65th and 73rd battalions could be found, an [...]	2001-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI
01ABUJA1244	In Depth Discussion on ECOWAS Capacity Building [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/RA LTC Mike Bittrick discussed ECOWAS' capacity-building plans with newly arrived Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra and ECOWAS Military Advisor Dikio on May SIPDIS 14. Diarra outlined his vision and the responsibilities of his newly formed department. He identified areas w [...]	2001-06-01 06:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR MASS NI
01ABUJA1264	NIGERIAN DEMARCHE ON UNGASS RESOLUTION ON HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Cuba trade embargo language in the HIV/AIDS draft resolution the morning of June 1. Minister-Counsellor Katherine Jackden, UN 2nd Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is handling UNGASS preparations, received the demarche. Ms. Jackden ag [...]	2001-06-01 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA IO TBIO NI UNGA
01ABUJA1312	NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...]	2001-06-13 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI
01ABUJA1374	DEBT SWAP FOR ENVIRONMENT CLEANUP INITIATIVE [...] (U) Action request and comment at para 6. 2. (U) TDY U.S. Treasury Advisor Lisa Cook and Economic Section Chief Stephen Carrig met June 11 with GON debt management officials for a review of the mechanics of a debt for environment clean-up swap first discussed in Washington during Presid [...]	2001-06-15 18:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1375	NIGERIA: DEBT NEGOTIATIONS STALL; PLANS FOR [...] (C) At meetings in Abuja June 11 and 12, senior GON economic policy-makers were thoroughly pessimistic regarding near term prospects for achieving consensus on the U.S.-Nigeria Bilateral Debt Agreement required to implement the December 2000 Paris Club rescheduling. A.S. Arikawe, Debt Manage [...]	2001-06-15 18:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1376	INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]	2001-06-15 18:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
01ABUJA1431	NIGERIA: SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter paid a courtesy call on Secretary to Government for the Federation (SGF) Ufot Ekaette SIPDIS on June 15. Ekaette described the role of the SGF in civilian government as a cross between Chief of Staff and "super-Minister." In a meeting that ranged widely over [...]	2001-06-21 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NI
01ABUJA1435	ECOWAS PARTICIPANTS IN ACRI EXERCISE IN DAKAR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Regarding reftel invitation to ECOWAS to send two representatives to the ACRI exercise in Dakar July 9-27, 2001, ECOWAS informally notified us today that Deputy Executive Secretary, General (ret.) Cheik Oumar Diarra and Military Advisor, C [...]	2001-06-22 06:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KPKO NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1436	NIGERIAN ARMY MINISTER ON OFR, MPRI ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Minister of State for the Army Lawal Batagarawa on June 18 agreed to account for the two missing trucks from the previous OFR training in Nigeria, expressed some misgivings about the "Serti" base location for OFR Phase III given its close proximity to the border with Cameroon, a [...]	2001-06-22 06:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1437	ECOWAS: KOUYATE ASKS ADVICE ON TAYLOR -- ANY GOOD [...] (C) This is an action message; see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary. ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate invited Ambassador to his office June 18 to discuss President Taylor of Liberia and the regional response to Taylor's government. Kouyate suggested either an attempt at an "internal dial [...]	2001-06-22 06:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI SL LI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1439	ECOWAS: KOUYATE'S OAU CANDIDACY (ROUND TWO) [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate on June 18. Regional issues, particularly Liberia, were the focus of their exchange (septel). Kouyate, in a private sidebar, also asked once again for USG support for his candidacy for Secretary General of the OAU, as [...]	2001-06-22 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ECOWAS OAU
01ABUJA1446	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO KEBBI STATE FOR OFR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter met June 19 with Governor Mohammed Aleiro and the Emir of Gwandu, the second-ranking Northern traditional ruler, in the first trip to Kebbi State by an American Ambassador. Governor Aliero said he was pleased that Kebbi State had been chosen as a training site [...]	2001-06-22 14:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1520	NIGERIA: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ON USE OF PEPPER [...] (U) Post responded to Ref C request for concurrence on use of pepper spray with Ref D (email). However, this cable is being sent to establish a front-channel record response to Ref C. 2. (S) Ambassador Jeter concurs in equipping OFR trainers with pepper spray while in Nigeria for OFR P3, [...]	2001-05-26 21:10:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR NI
01ABUJA1526	NIGERIA: BILATERAL DEBT NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Director General of the Debt Management Office Mr. A.S. Arikawe told Economic Section Chief June 27 that he remains pessimistic on prospects for an early resolution of USG/GON differences regarding the bilateral debt rescheduling agreement required to implement the December 2000 Paris Cl [...]	2001-06-29 15:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI PREL
01ABUJA1547	NIGERIA: AFTERNOON TEA WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (C) After a several-week hiatus, Ambassador Jeter met with President Obasanjo for a relaxed, Saturday afternoon tea at the President's residence on June 30. A very positive and wide-ranging discussion ensued which included security assistance (Operation Focus Relief and MPRI),law enforcement [...]	2001-07-05 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD BEXP KCRM MASS NI
01ABUJA1587	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NSA ON REGIONAL AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met July 2 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Aliyu Mohammed. Regional issues dominated discussions. The NSA noted GON support for "internal dialogue" outside Liberia. He indicated the GON would host an Abuja-based John Garang/Sadiq Al-Mahdi meeting on Sudan, and vo [...]	2001-07-05 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR KCRM SNAR ETRD NI
01ABUJA1679	NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S BID FOR GSM EQUIPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following up from his meeting with Motorola representatives on July 9 (following septel from Lagos),Ambassador Jeter met the Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye, on July 10 and with Vice President Atiku Abubakar on July 11. The Vice President confirmed [...]	2001-07-16 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
01ABUJA1688	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO EXPLAINS AWARD DECISION FOR DELTA II AND III POWER PLANT PROJECT [...] Summary. In a July 6 letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (original forwarded to AF/W for transmittal to DOE),President Obasanjo provided the most comprehensive and clear explanation for the reasons behind the decision to award Marubeni/Hitachi the contract to rehabi [...]	2001-07-17 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
01ABUJA1861	NIGERIA: CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Canadian High Commissioner Ian Ferguson called the Ambassador on July 26 to fill him in on information he had picked up during the High Commissioner's farewell calls, including on President Obasanjo. Ferguson said he thought the U.S. would be particularly interested in what he had learn [...]	2001-07-28 04:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AS ZI CA UK SF NI
01ABUJA1889	NIGERIA: ARMY CHIEF BRIEFED ON OFR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23, 3rd Group Battalion Commander LTC Tim Sherwood briefed Chief of Army Staff, MG Alexander Ogomudia, on Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3). Initially taciturn, Ogomudia quickly turned receptive and largely positive. During the briefing on basing, Ogomudia reminde [...]	2001-07-30 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NI MAS
01ABUJA1921	NIGERIA: OBASANJO IS READY TO WORK WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Per Ref A request, Ambassador met with President Olusegun Obasanjo on July 31 to discuss the WCAR. Other issues raised were Nigeria's role in Zimbabwe and post-JEPC bilateral engagement, both covered in septels. This cable reports on the WCAR discussion. 2. Ambassador Jeter expresse [...]	2001-08-02 10:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NI WCAR
01ABUJA1922	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) In a July 31 meeting scheduled to discuss other issues (septel),Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by EconOff (notetaker),raised with President Obasanjo, as promised in reftelcon, Nigeria's continuing role in addressing the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. Obasanjo was very forthcoming as [...]	2001-08-02 10:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ZI
01ABUJA1925	KOUYATE ON U.S. ACCREDITATION TO ECOWAS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate on July 27. Kouyate indicated that SIPDIS accreditation of the American Ambassador to the ECOWAS Secretariat should be easily accomplished by the Mediation SIPDIS and Security Council, and could occur during its schedu [...]	2001-08-02 10:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1926	KOUYATE ON LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate on July 27. Kouyate indicated that the SIPDIS effort to organize Liberian opposition and civil society leaders continues, and is intended as a precursor to a meeting with Charles Taylor. Careful steps need to be taken t [...]	2001-08-02 10:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI SL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1927	KOUYATE ON OAU ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2001-08-02 10:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI OAU ECOWAS
01ABUJA1932	NIGERIA: OBASANJO TO VISIT CHINA [...] (C) Mission has learned that the much-discussed but never-before-scheduled State Visit to China of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is now slated for late August. President Obasanjo plans to leave Nigeria on August 25, and depart China on August 29, arriving in Nigeria on August 30. 2 [...]	2001-08-02 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD NI PREL MASS CH
01ABUJA1934	NIGERIA: DEVELOPING A STRUCTURE FOR BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 7. 2. (U) Embassy Abuja applauds the work of the Department on developing a new structure for engaging Nigeria. Ref A closely reflects Embassy thinking on next steps for post-JEPC engagement, and also mirrors many of the issues raised by the GON. Em [...]	2001-08-03 13:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL NI
01ABUJA1935	POLICY CHANGE ON WCAR KNOWN AT FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) Acting Polcouns met August 3 with Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division (SUND) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Ibrahim, in the absence of Director Akinsanya, now in Geneva. SUND has primary action for the WCAR within the Ministry. Ibrahim said that SUND and [...]	2001-08-03 14:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NI WCAR
01ABUJA1956	NIGERIA: PROCTOR AND GAMBLE [...] Mission appreciates Department of Commerce's flexibility in redirecting the Secretary's letter to the Minister of Industries. Please note that this does not imply an overall policy change away from commercial advocacy at the Presidential level as Ref A suggests. Based on recent interaction w [...]	2001-08-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1971	REQUEST FOR UPDATE ON BAKASSIA BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C) Department is concerned by possible negative developments in the Bakassi Peninusla and requests addressee posts provide an update on the status of dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria. 2. (S/NF) Recent press reports refer to a June skirmish between Cameroonian and Nigerian military al [...]	2001-08-09 11:02:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NI CM
01ABUJA2036	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER ON BAKASSI PENINSULA [...] (C) After a meeting on security assistance at the Ministry of Defense (septel),Ambassador had a private aside with the Minister of State for Defense (Army),Lawal Batagarawa, on the situation in the Bakassi Peninsula. Batagarawa stated that other than changing the military command structure i [...]	2001-08-16 05:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CM NI
01ABUJA2113	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES AFRICA ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. In addition to security assistance, UNAMSIL troop rotations, the WCAR and counter-narcotics (septels),the Ambassador and NSA discussed Nigeria's pe [...]	2001-08-28 09:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SL IV SU ZI LY CG LI NI

01ABUJA2115	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DICUSSES THE WCAR, [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. This message summarizes their discussion on the WCAR, trafficking in persons, and HIV/AIDS. ==== WCAR ==== 2. (C) Mohammed stated that h [...]	2001-08-28 09:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN NI WCAR
01ABUJA2116	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON OFR AND SECURITY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. In addition to a discussion of GON efforts in a number of African hot-spots, the WCAR and counter-narcotics (septels),the Ambassador and NSA also d [...]	2001-08-28 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR KPKO PINR PREL NI SL
01ABUJA2117	NIGERIA: BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and President Obasanjo discussed a smorgasbord of issues over a lengthy breakfast on August 24. The President said he would do everything possible to meet the counter-narcotics benchmarks, but he admitted that the Nigerian judiciary was broken and offered to r [...]	2001-08-28 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL SNAR ETRD BEXP MASS ECOWAS WCAR XF NI
01ABUJA2172	NIGERIA: UNAMSIL MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (C) PolMilOff spoke with Director of American and Caribbean Affairs (and former Deputy Director of West African Affairs) Basil Ukpong of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 27. After a friendly exchange of compliments on the efforts of both the U.S. and Nigeria to bring peace to Sierra [...]	2001-08-30 14:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL NI
01ABUJA2179	NIGERIA: U.S. PRESENCE AT DURBAN [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart shortly before 0700 EDT on SIPDIS Friday, August 31. Hart was aware that the Secretary would not attend; he had seen the Secretary on CNN earlier. Hart regretted that the U.S. might not participate at all and [...]	2001-08-31 12:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PHUM PREL
01ABUJA2187	REPATRIATION OF DETAINED ALIENS TO NIGERIA [...] Mission shares the concern of Washington agencies that criminal aliens be repatriated without undue delay to their country of nationality. We want to work jointly with all concerned agencies to facilitate and speed repatriation of Nigerian criminal aliens. 2. We would welcome the oppor [...]	2001-09-04 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREL CVIS CJAN SNAR NI
01ABUJA2226	STAR INTERVIEW -- ARMY MINISTER BATAGARAWA [...] (U) In the "Star Interview" section of the Daily Trust newspaper on August 30, Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa expressed his views on the security assistance relationship with the United States and on Operation Focus Relief, in addition to other topics relating to the Nigerian military and Mini [...]	2001-09-06 10:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR OIIP OPRC PINR KPAO NI
01ABUJA2253	NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...]	2001-09-07 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK
01ABUJA2256	NIGERIA: CONFLICT RESOLUTION - "AFRICAN-STYLE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on the Special Presidential Envoy for Conflict Resolution, Ambassador Raph Uwechue, to discuss Sudan developments (Refs A and B). Uwechue welcomed the appointment of Senator Danforth as a signal of U.S. interest in Sudan and Africa. He descri [...]	2001-09-07 20:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SL ZI PINR NI
01ABUJA2259	NIGERIA: DISASTER DECLARATION [...] Niact Immediate precedence required because of urgent humanitarian crisis. Notification to USAID/OFDA and STATE/AF duty officers requested. Niact immediate precedence authorized by CDA Andrews. 2. The Charge d'Affaires, after consulting with the Ambassador, has declared a natural disas [...]	2001-09-09 18:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NI
01ABUJA2260	NIGERIA: REQUEST FOR HELICOPTER AUTHORIZATION [...] NIACT IMMEDIATE precedence required because of urgent humanitarian crisis. Precedence authorized by CDA Andrews. 2. This is an urgent action request for the Department. Please see para 5. Response requested by OOB Abuja (0630 GMT) on Monday, 10 September. 3. Embassy requests State [...]	2001-09-09 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MASS MARR PINS CASC NI
01ABUJA2261	FLOOD DAMAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA GRAVE AND [...] (U) Summary: The worst flooding in many years has wiped out dozens of villages in northern Nigeria, killing over 300 and displacing 1,600,000. Floodwaters are rising in some areas and receding in others. There is an urgent need for food, potable water, plastic clothing and shelter. Even e [...]	2001-09-09 19:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NI
01ABUJA2263	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON ABACHA FUNDS [...] (C) On 10 September, Embassy received the following letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush (dated 5 September). Included with the letter are 26 pages of attachments making up the forensic report referred to in the letter. Begin text: 5 September 2001 Dear President, [...]	2001-09-10 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC EFIN KCOR NI
01ABUJA2286	NIGERIA: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (U) On 12 September, just after midnight, the Embassy received the following letter of condolence from President Obasanjo to President Bush. The signed original has been pouched to AF/W, a copy faxed to the Department. Begin text: 12 September 2001 Dear President, On behalf [...]	2001-09-12 09:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC NI
01ABUJA2289	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) CDA Andrews called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on 12 September. Mohammed echoed the words of President Obasanjo regarding the terrorist attacks against the United States (Ref F),and offered any and all assistance to locating the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Andrews thanked the N [...]	2001-09-12 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS MARR KPKO SL NI UNAMSIL
01ABUJA2297	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER OFFERS CONDOLENCES - [...] (C) CDA Andrews and PolMilOff 13 September called on Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa at the Minister's request. Batagarawa expressed his condolences for the attacks against the United States. He also stated that he had spoken to the Director General of the State Security Service, Kayode Are, w [...]	2001-09-13 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR ASEC NI
01ABUJA2300	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER UPDATE ON OFR AND UNAMSIL [...] (SBU) Army Minister 14 September called PolMilOff on OFR and UNAMSIL issues discussed in recent weeks. Batagarawa stated that he had spoken with Comptroller General of Customs, who had agreed to give his clearance to the container carrying some OFR items from Ghana stuck at the land border. [...]	2001-09-14 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR SL NI
01ABUJA2301	(C) NIGERIA'S IMF STAND-BY MAY NOT STAND [...] (C) EconOff met 14 September with IMF team leader Hiroshi Hino to discuss progress on the mission's review of Nigeria's Stand-by Arrangement. According to Hino, the mission's "job is very difficult," adding "I will not be recommending an extension of the SBA nor a staff monitoring program to t [...]	2001-09-14 14:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA2302	TFUS01: END OF DAY FOUR SITREP (NIGERIA) [...] (U) NIGERIA: Oodua People's Congress (OPC) members rioted in Oshodi in Lagos on 14 September, temporarily closing routes from the Consulate General to the airport. EmbOffs, accompanied by diplomats from the British High Commission and Dutch Embassy, traveled to Jos to meet with fellow citizen [...]	2001-09-14 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER NI
01ABUJA2330	NIGERIA: REACTION TO APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ENVOY [...] On September 15 Mission received the following letter from Ambassador Femi George, Director of African Affairs for the GON Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. I acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of your letter dated 6 September 2001 on the appointment of former Senator John C. Danfort [...]	2001-09-18 07:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU NI
01ABUJA2331	NIGERIA: KEBBI GOVERNOR ON OFR AND TERRORIST [...] (SBU/NF) Alhaji Mohammed Aleiro, Governor of Kebbi State, 15 September returned PolMilOff's call from earlier in the week. PolMilOff noted that in the wake of the terrorist attacks against the United States, some press reports had indicated that there had been some celebrations of the attacks [...]	2001-09-18 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR PTER SL NI
01ABUJA2404	NIGERIA SECURITY AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The likelihood of ethnic or religious unrest in Nigeria in the wake of an eventual U.S. response to the September 11 acts of terror is high. Such unrest would not necessarily be targeted at American individuals or institutions, but American lives and property could be ar risk. [...]	2001-09-21 10:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER XA
01ABUJA2405	NIGERIA -- RESPONSE TO OIC DEMARCHE [...] (C) CDA 19 September delivered reftel demarche to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart said that Nigeria was not a member of the OIC but attended meetings as an observer with a ceremonial rather than substantive delegation. The delegation head (usually a senior Islamic figure, [...]	2001-09-21 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF PROV OIC
01ABUJA2416	NIGERIA: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1333 [...] Reftel demarche was delivered September 20 to Central Bank Governor Joseph Sanusi and September 21 to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Governor Sanusi, while unaware of the reporting requirements per UNSCR 1333, w [...]	2001-09-21 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PTER NI
01ABUJA2420	NIGERIAN ARMY TROOP ROTATION COMPLETELY CANCELLED [...] (U) This is IIR 6 871 0371 01, repeated through State Channels to ensure wider distribution outside of DOD. begin text: 2. (C/NF) Summary: Nigerian army staff stated that latest troop rotation cancelled. Elements of one battalion that had begun to move to Sierra Leone will be recalled [...]	2001-09-21 16:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS MARR KPKO SL NI
01ABUJA2421	NIGERIA SECURITY AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The likelihood of ethnic or religious unrest in Nigeria in the wake of an eventual U.S. response to the September 11 acts of terror is high. Such unrest would not necessarily be targeted at American individuals or institutions, but American lives and property could be at risk. [...]	2001-09-22 13:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER XA
01ABUJA2451	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON UNAMSIL ROTATIONS, [...] (C) CDA Andrews, accompanied by DATT, called on Minister of Defense Danjuma 25 September. After the Minister offered his personal condolences on the attacks against the U.S., and CDA offered his condolences for the victims of the Jos riot, he raised the USG request that Nigeria adjust its troo [...]	2001-09-26 08:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR KPKO SL NI
01ABUJA2491	NIGERIA: PRE-DEPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Embassy received Ref A request for pre-deployment assessment on 26 September. By this date, deployments for Operation Focus Relief trainers were already well underway, and training had already begun at Birnin-Kebbi (training in Ilorin and Serti is scheduled to begin on 8 October). Additio [...]	2001-09-28 09:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ASEC NI
01ABUJA2494	ECOWAS: DES DIARRA ON TERRORISM AND A FEW ECOWAS [...] (SBU) In the absence of ECOWAS Executive Secretary Ambassador Kouyate, CDA Andrews, accompanied by Political Counselor and PolMilOff, 27 September called on General Chieck Diarra, Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs, Defense and Security at the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja. Andrew [...]	2001-09-28 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XY NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA2515	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SPEAKS ON AFRICAN [...] SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni, guest lecturer at the Nigerian National War College on September 17, was billed to speak to the filled hall about regional integration. His well-received speech focused largely on globalization as the driving force for integration. Museveni argued that st [...]	2001-10-03 12:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECIN MARR UG NI
01ABUJA2518	NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVES ON PROSPECTS FOR A RENEWED [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) In an October 2 telcon with Debt Management Office Director-General Akin Arikawe, EconOff learned that, from recent meetings with the IMF and USG officials in Washington, the GON is cautiously optimistic of a [...]	2001-10-03 15:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA2520	THE TERROR ATTACKS AND U.S. POLICY IN THE [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a thumbnail summary of trends in the Nigerian media since the terror attacks on New York and Washington on September 11. On the whole, Nigerians were as shocked by the attacks as Americans. The media accurately reported the story and the immediate condemnations [...]	2001-10-03 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL PREL PROP NI
01ABUJA2560	TFUS01: NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Foreign Minister, Sule Lamido, Kaduna Governor Makarfi, Adobe Obe, Foreign Affairs advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris also attended. This message covers their conversation [...]	2001-10-11 09:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN KCRM NI
01ABUJA2561	TFUS01: NIGERIA: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT [...] (S) As agreed during the October 8 meeting between the Ambassador and the National Security Advisor (Ref B),PolMilOff met October 9 with LTC Mohammed Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor and Mohammed K. Ibrahim, Assistant Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]	2001-10-11 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM NI
01ABUJA2562	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DRC, BURUNDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sule Lamido, the Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Adobe Obe, an advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris, the NSA's Military [...]	2001-10-11 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO CG SU BY NI
01ABUJA2568	NIGERIA: OBASANJO BELIEVES NIGERIA WILL REMAIN [...] (S) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 9 MEETING, PRESIDENT OBASANJO, JOINED BY SPECIAL ADVISOR ADOBE OBE, EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT NIGERIA WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATIONS AS A RESULT OF COALITION STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. HOWEVER, HE ADMITTED THAT NIGERIA HAD ISLAMIC RADICALS WHO BE [...]	2001-10-11 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL NI
01ABUJA2591	TFUS01: CALL TO PRESIDENT OBASANJO REGARDING AIR [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-12 12:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NI
01ABUJA2622	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN KANO, ELSWHERE CALM [...] (C) Summary: Violence erupted in Kano over the October 12-14 weekend for a multiplicity of reasons, chiefly criminal opportunism and internal political rivalries but also including anti-U.S. sentiment over air strikes against the Taliban and bin Laden. Twenty-five people were killed, over [...]	2001-10-15 18:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PHUM NI
01ABUJA2653	TFUS01: NIGERIA: DANJUMA'S CONDOLENCES, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by DATT, PolMilOff and DOD Colonel Terry Tidler called on Defense Minister Danjuma October 10 (COL I.D. Pennap, Personal Staff Officer to the Minister, also attended). Offering his condolences on September 11, Danjuma revealed that he had instructed [...]	2001-10-17 17:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR CG BY NI
01ABUJA2670	TFUS01: NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON EMIR OF ILORIN [...] (SBU) During a visit to the OFR P3 training site in Ilorin, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by OSD/ISA Director Theresa Whalen, DATT and PolMilOff, called on the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. Expressing his deep condolences for the September 11 attacks on the United States, the E [...]	2001-10-18 20:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR PINR NI
01ABUJA2684	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) On October 18, Ambassador Jeter met briefly with President Obasanjo and NSA Mohammed to discuss Obasanjo's upcoming "working visit" to the United States. Obasanjo said the trip would have to be short -- he could not arrive any earlier than the morning of November 2 and had to return to N [...]	2001-10-20 08:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI
01ABUJA2685	ILC BALLOT BID FOR NIGERIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND [...] This is an action request for IO and AF: see para 5. 2. During an October 16 meeting with Nigeria's Attorney General and Minister of Justice Bola Ige, the Ambassador learned that Nigeria had nominated Ige for a seat on the International Law Commission (ILC) and has been lobbying for his c [...]	2001-10-20 08:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM NI UN
01ABUJA2686	TFUS01: NIGERIA: EU TROIKA'S CALL ON THE AMBASSADOR RE: SECURITY [...] (C) On October 16, the EU Troika (the Belgian and Spanish Ambassadors, and Head of the European Commission Delegation),called on Ambassador Jeter to discuss ongoing events in Nigeria in light of September 11 and the coalition response in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Belgian Ambassador Jozef Smets [...]	2001-10-20 08:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OFDP ASEC EU NI
01ABUJA2687	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED EAGER ABOUT SUDAN, PERPLEXED [...] (C) Summary: During an October 16 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, NSA Aliyu Mohammed stated that Nigeria, actively engaged on Sudan, would host a "3-in-1" conference ultimately bringing together the Southern factions, Northern opposition and Bashir Government negotiators around one conference [...]	2001-10-20 08:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CG XA NI
01ABUJA2707	NIGERIA: OBASANJO VISIT TO WASHINGTON ON NOV 2 [...] (C) On October 24, I orally delivered President Bush's formal invitation to President Obasanjo to visit Washington on November 2. Obasanjo accepted the invitation with pleasure, and said a written acceptance would follow the next day. I also told President Obasanjo that a meeting with Secret [...]	2001-10-24 20:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PTER NI
01ABUJA2759	NIGERIA: SPECIAL ADVISOR BUGAJE HOLDS HIGH [...] (C) Summary: During a brief October 22 meeting, Presidential Special Advisor Usman Bugaje said the November 12-17 conference on Sudan was on track. He described the "3-in-1" conference where the Southern and Northern groups would first meet separately, then join in an all parties session. H [...]	2001-10-29 14:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU XA NI IGAD
01ABUJA2787	NIGERIA: THE LATEST IN THE IMF SAGA [...] Classified by Charge d'Affairs Timothy D. Andrews for Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) EconOff spoke October 31 to Ernest Ebi, Deputy Governor for International Operations at the Central Bank, to discuss the IMF program. Ebi confirmed that the IMF had decided not to extend the SBA and tha [...]	2001-11-01 04:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA2797	NIGERIA'S RISKS IN SUPPORTING US ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Since September 11, the Obasanjo Administration has lent unequivocal diplomatic support to USG anti-terrorists efforts, including coalition military operations against Al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts. This unambiguous support was not a given. Nigeria, home to Sub-Saharan Africa largest M [...]	2001-11-02 07:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER ETTC SOCI PINS PREL NI
01ABUJA2828	NIGERIA TO IDENTIFY ACCOUNTS HELD BY ADDITIONAL [...] EconOff delivered Ref A information November 5 to Ernest Ebi, Deputy Governor for International Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Ebi agreed to add the list of 22 organizations to an amended Call Circular, which requires all banks to identify accounts associated with these terrorist [...]	2001-11-06 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PTER EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA2832	GOVERNOR THINKS NIGERIA HAS HIT A CRUCIAL PERIOD [...] (C) Summary: During an October 31 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi cited recent civil disturbances as very disquieting. In order to prevent further political turbulance, the Governors were assembling in Abuja that day to discuss means to cool down the inter [...]	2001-11-06 15:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS NI
01ABUJA2856	AGOA ELIGIBILTY REVIEW FOR NIGERIA [...] Post has reviewed all documents relating to AGOA eligibility for Nigeria including reftels C, D and E, the 2000 Human Rights Report, this year,s report on trafficking in women and children, and the first draft of the 2001 Human Rights Report. 2. The following is an update of the informati [...]	2001-11-09 17:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL NI
01ABUJA2858	NIGERIA: AF COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-09 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA NI
01ABUJA2863	FLOOD DISASTER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: OFDA SENT EDRC JAY NASH TO NORTHERN NIGERIA FOR FOUR DAYS TO ASSESS THE FLOODING THERE AND TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER ADDITIONAL OFDA SUPPORT (ABOVE AND BEYOND THE $25,000 TRANSFERRED AS A RESULT OF THE AMBASSADPR DISASTER DECLARATION) WOULD BE NEEDED. CROP D [...]	2001-11-14 07:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ECON PREL
01ABUJA2938	NIGERIA: TRYING TIMES [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria has entered a period of unease. During the past several months, the country's political elite has been more attentive to political intrigue than the demands of responsible governance. As a result, civilian government faces multiple challenges. Communal clashes have engende [...]	2001-11-21 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM NI
01ABUJA2974	NIGERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER KINGIBE SEES A [...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 encounter, former Foreign Minister and informal peace process advisor Baba Gana Kingibe told Polcouns that last month's Inter-Congolese Dialogue (ICD) derailed primarily because of Kabila government duplicity. The next ICD would not take place until January. [...]	2001-11-24 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV CG RW UG NI
01ABUJA2980	ECOWAS: KOUYATE LETTER TO GEN FULFORD [...] (U) Embassy received the following letter (at para 2) from ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate to DCINC General Fulford, dated November 7. The original will be forwarded via pouch. 2. (U) Begin Text: Dear General, I wish to sincerely thank you for inviting the Economic C [...]	2001-11-26 17:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA2982	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DROC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on November 11. The President's Special Coordinator for Sudan, Dr. Usman Bugaje also attended. This message covers their conversation on Nigeria's foreign affairs efforts. 2. (C) SUMMARY CO [...]	2001-11-26 17:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CG SU BY NI
01ABUJA2984	NIGERIA: LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS - NIGERIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Press reporting from "The Guardian" newspaper on November 21, repeated in para 2, indicates that Nigeria and South Africa will sign a military pact. The pact apparently will focus on naval cooperation, primarily training, maintenance and joint exercises, and joint patrol of the S [...]	2001-11-26 19:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SF NI
01ABUJA2987	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON BIAFRA HOUSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a November 11 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, NSA Aliyu Mohammed urged the United States to stop a U.S.-based organization from calling itself the "Embassy of Biafra," and from broadcasting the "Voice of Biafra" to N [...]	2001-11-27 06:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC NI
01ABUJA3039	NIGERIA: PLAN FOR DEPLOYMENT TO BURUNDI [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-03 13:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS NI
01ABUJA3080	NIGERIA: NIGERIA CONTINUES TO COOPERATE IN EFFORT [...] EconOff delivered reftel information December 5 to Ernest Ebi, Deputy Governor for International Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Ebi agreed to release the list of three (3) entities in a new Call Circular, which will require all Nigerian banks to identify accounts associated [...]	2001-12-06 09:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PTER EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA3081	NIGERIA: OFR P3 ILLNESSES AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A spate of illnesses and accidents have left two OFR trainers dead, and seven afflicted by malaria (one soldier with malaria subsequently died, but from a condition not necessarily connected with the malaria). The Forward Surgical Team, under the direction of the Battalion Comman [...]	2001-12-06 09:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI
01ABUJA3082	NIGERIA: NEW DEFENSE ADVISOR APPOINTED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Mission received Note S1540/2001 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated November 12. The text of the note is below. Please advise. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria presents its complime [...]	2001-12-06 09:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NI OFPD
01ABUJA3093	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE AND DISCUSSION WITH NIGERIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 meeting with recently appointed Nigerian Special Envoy to Zimbabwe Earnest Shonekan, Ambassador Jeter raised reftel talking points while also leaving a nonpaper and a copy of the SADC Parliamentary Forum election norms. Pleased to hear our views, Shonekan s [...]	2001-12-06 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON NI
01ABUJA3128	NIGERIA: DONORS DISCUSS 2002 BUDGET, PRSP AND [...] Summary. A donors meeting in Brussels November 19-20 focused on Nigeria's macroeconomic situation, the 2002 budget and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. Although GON economic progress for most of the year has been languid, donors agreed that the GON showed fourth quarter improvem [...]	2001-12-07 09:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA3143	WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, THE NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AIDS (NACA) ORGANIZED A DAYLONG CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY IN ABUJA THAT INCLUDED A PLENARY SESSION FOR MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ACTORS, A CITY TOUR AND RALLY, AND A SOCCER COMPETITION. THE PL [...]	2001-12-11 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ECON PREL
01ABUJA3162	NIGERIA: ESF PROPOSALS FOR FY 2002 [...] The following is Embassy Abuja's ESF funding proposals for FY 2002 FY 2002 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS U.S. Mission Nigeria Proposals Program Overview Nigeria has significant strategic value to the United States. The world's eighth largest oil producer, Nigeria ranks as the fifth la [...]	2001-12-11 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL NI
01ABUJA3193	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON BURUNDI DEPLOYMENT [...] (S) Post will raise points (Ref A) with the GON at the earliest appropriate opportunity. However, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa will be in Washington this week for meetings on the Hill and with the Department. Batagarawa, who attended preparatory meetings in Arusha and [...]	2001-12-13 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BE BY NI
01ABUJA3200	SUBJECT: NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER OF STATE ON BENUE: [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Army Lawal Batagarawa departed Nigeria on December 8 on his way to Washington to explain developments in Benue and neighboring states. In Washington, Batagarawa told us that the Nigerian Embassy has arranged several meetings on the Hill beginning December [...]	2001-12-13 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM NI
01ABUJA3207	ECOWAS: KOUYATE'S FUTURE [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) During a December 7 meeting (septel),ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate told Ambassador Jeter that he would not SIPDIS seek a one-year extension as Executive Secretary. Kouyate thought it was time to go and did not want to stand in [...]	2001-12-14 14:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ECOWAS UN
01ABUJA3219	ECOWAS: KOUYATE TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate provided a tour d'horizon of sub-regional issues, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the upcoming ECOWAS Summit. While noting recent hiccups on disarmament, Kouyate was optimistic about [...]	2001-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA3223	WAR ON TERRORISM: NIGERIA'S EFFORTS TO UPGRADE LAWS [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-14 18:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KCRM KTIA PREL NI
01ABUJA3224	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM BENUE STATE GOVERNOR [...] What follows below is the text of a November 20 letter to the Ambassador received from Benue State Governor George Akume in reaction to the Embassy's press statment regarding events in Benue. Appreciation I write on behalf of the Government and the people of Benue State t [...]	2001-12-18 07:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OPRC NI
01ABUJA3227	NIGERIA: U.S.-U.K. TEAM RAISES VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY WITH OIL COMPANIES AND GON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: A joint delegation from the British Foreign Office and the State Department met Nigerian government officials and oil company representatives from November 26-28 in Lagos and Abuja to discuss implementa [...]	2001-12-19 08:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EPET PREL NI
01ABUJA3228	NIGERIA: NEW ELECTORAL LAW SPARKS CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo signed the controversial electoral law on December 6. By shifting local government elections from 2002 to 2003, the measure has pitted the National Assembly against the state governors in a struggle to gain influence over local governments and electoral politi [...]	2001-12-19 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
01ABUJA3236	NIGERIA - THE AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR [...] Ambassador Jeter hosted a very successful Iftar on Wednesday, December 12. Although FSOs assigned to the (former) Embassy Office in Abuja had hosted Iftars in the past, Ambassador Jeter was the first U.S. Ambassador accredited to Nigeria to host an Iftar in the national capital. I sent a s [...]	2001-12-19 18:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL OEXC PGOV PREL NI
01ABUJA3238	NIGERIA: SSS DG ARE ON AL QAIDA [...] (S/NF) During a December 11 call on State Security Service Director General Kayode Are, Ambassador Jeter (accompanied by RAO and PolMilOff) thanked Are for the GON's efforts to combat terrorism and to ensure the safety of official and non-official Americans in Nigeria. Jeter presented reftel [...]	2001-12-20 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC NI
01ABUJA3280	NIGERIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIEW ELECTORAL ACT [...] (U) The Nigerian House of Representatives may cut short its holiday recess (through January 22) to the first week of January to review the electoral act signed by President Obasanjo on December 6. Speaker of the House Ghali Umar Na'Abba said that a committee created at his discretion had alre [...]	2001-12-28 17:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
01ABUJA873	Operation FOCUS RELIEF Roundtable [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 23. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian Minister of Defense Danjuma chaired an Operation FOCUS RELIEF(OFR) round-table meeting on April 19. The Minister took the role of facilitator in the almost-two hour meeting, restating and clarifying various conc [...]	2001-04-25 14:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI SL
01ABUJA875	CODEL Hastert Meets Obasanjo, National Assembly [...] Summary. In a six hour visit on April 17, CODEL Hastert met with President Obasanjo, and, separately, with Speaker of the House Ghali Na'Abba and other assembly members. With Obasanjo Speaker Hastert emphasized USG commitment to AGOA, and to HIV/AIDS programming assistance and basic healthc [...]	2001-04-25 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL EFIN BEXP MASS SNAR NI
01ABUJA884	Crime and Punishment in the Nigerian Senate [...] (C) Summary. The Nigerian Senate leadership faces a bitter rearguard struggle from deposed leaders, led by former Senate President Chuba Okadigbo and former Deputy Senate President Haruna Abubakar, both anxious to revive their own fortunes and to punish their successors. Allegations of corrup [...]	2001-04-26 07:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS NI
01ABUJA954	POST OFR ROUND-TABLE MEETING WITH NSA MOHAMMED [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an April 19 post-Operation FOCUS RELIEF (OFR) round-table meeting, Nigeria,s National Security Advisor told us that the Nigerian civilian government has complete control of the military. The NSA was pleased that the OFR meeting had been positive, but deep frustration that [...]	2001-05-03 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NI PREL
01ABUJA957	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NSA ALIYU MOHAMMED -- A [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a post-Operation FOCUS RELIEF (OFR) round-table meeting with the Nigerian National Security Advisor (ref C),NSA Aliyu Mohammed also discussed continental issues and President Obasanjo,s travel schedule. He said President Obasanjo would travel to Asia in late May, and woul [...]	2001-05-03 15:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID OVIP JA LY NG CF IR NI
01ABUJA959	Agreement on Strengthened Cease-fire in Sierra [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2 the ECOWAS Committee of Six, the UN, and the Sierra Leone Government reached a reaffirmation of the November 10, 2000 cease-fire agreement in Sierra Leone with RUF representatives lead by Omrie Golley. According to sources at ECOWAS, The RUF committed itself to the di [...]	2001-05-03 15:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA983	NIGERIA WILL SUPPORT INCUMBENT ICAO CHAIRMAN AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. EconOff spoke with Chief Owodu, Technical Assistant to the Minister of Aviation, on April 25 regarding the election of ICAO Council President as requested Refs B and C. Chief Owodu said that Nigeria would support the incumbent, Dr. Assad [...]	2001-05-04 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR ECON NI
01ACCRA2992	GHANA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-05 12:56:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
01ANKARA3476	NORTHERN IRAQ: ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY FORMED AFTER [...] (C) ACCORDING TO PATRIOTIC UNION XXXXXXXXXXXXI, ON MAY 30 A SPLIT IN THE ISLAMIC UNION MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN (IUMK) RESULTED IN MULLAH ALI BAPIR FOUNDING HIS OWN GROUP WHICH HE HAS NAMED THE ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY. BAPIR IS A RIVAL OF IUKM LEADER MULLAH ALI ABDULAZIZ. BOTH LEADERS ARE BASED IN T [...]	2001-05-31 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER MARR ETTC UNSC IZ TU
01ANKARA6815	IRANIAN VIEWS ON U.S. AND LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCONS STUART JONES FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. AN IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT CLAIMED THAT RELIGIOUS VIGILANTES KIDNAPPED HIM AND BEAT HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THEY CAUGHT HIM AT ONE OF TEHRAN'S CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. ANO [...]	2001-10-26 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TU IR
01ASHGABAT1049	BERDIEV SACKED; MEREDOV NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) PRESIDENT NIYAZOV OPENED THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE MEJLIS (PARLIAMENT) JULY 7 WITH A SPEECH IN WHICH HE HARSHLY CRITICIZED AND THEN DISMISSED FOREIGN MINISTER BATYR BERDIEV. NIYAZOV ACCUSED BERDIEV OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING, AND SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF BERDIEV'S PERSONAL FAILINGS HE HAD BEE [...]	2001-07-09 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
01BANJUL327	THE GAMBIA -- JAMMEH'S WEST AFRICA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH HE HAS NOT DEVELOPED A COHERENT STRATEGY FOR WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL SECURITY, PRESIDENT JAMMEH WANTS TO BE A MORE VISIBLE PLAYER IN SUB-REGIONAL DIPLOMACY. NEVERTHELESS, JAMMEH IS KEEN ON DEVELOPING A REPUTATION AS AN INFLUENTIAL PEACE BROKER. WITH EFFORTS IN THE CASAMAN [...]	2001-05-29 15:21:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI SN GA
01BANJUL878	GAMBIAN ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS - JAMMEH [...] WE DEPLOYED A TEAM OF SIX IEC-ACCREDITED ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR THE OCTOBER 18 POLL. WE CONTRIBUTED OUR CDA, IROG, GSO, OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND OUR POLITICAL ASSISTANT. IN THEIR CONTINUING TRADITION OF UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR US, EMBASSY DAKAR CONTRIBUTED THE DATT. CDA AND OUR POLITI [...]	2001-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREL GA
01BANJUL892	GAMBIAN ELECTION FALLOUT: ADMIRATION TURNS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: A WAVE OF CRITICISM HAS REPLACED THE POSITIVE COMMENTARY HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OCTOBER 18 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE UPC COALITION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ALLEGE WIDESPREAD HARASSMENT AND UNREASONABLE ARRESTS SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS AND C [...]	2001-10-26 11:55:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR GA
01BEIJING10339	PRC POSITION ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-15 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PK PREL PTER
01BEIRUT1018	KHATAMI HOLDS COURT FOR LEBANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IRANIAN PRESIDENT KHATAMI MET ON APRIL 25 WITH HIZBALLAH SYG HASSAN NASRALLAH AND PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER/AMAL LEADER NABIH BERRI ON THE MARGINS OF THE TEHRAN-SPONSORED CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE AL-AQSA INTIFADA. KHATAMI LAVISHED PRAISE ON HIZBALLAH AND WAS SOMEWHAT MORE RESERV [...]	2001-04-26 16:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL KPAL IR SY LE
01BEIRUT1935	ANTI-ISRAELI AND ANTI-U.S. RHETORIC ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. LAST WEEK'S UPSURGE IN VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL DREW WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION FROM GOL OFFICIALS, THE MEDIA, HIZBALLAH, AND MUSLIM LEADERS. THE JULY 31 ATTACK AT NABLUS INTENSIFIED ANTI-ISRAELI RHETORIC, WHILE SPARKING CRITICISM OF THE U.S. HIZBALLAH CONDEMNED THE ISRAELI ATTACKS AND CA [...]	2001-08-06 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL PTER IS SY LE
01BEIRUT2254	TFUS01: LEBANESE EXPRESS OUTRAGE AND SYMPATHY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. AS THE MASSIVE SCALE OF TRAGEDY UNFURLED DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE WORLD, LEBANESE OF ALL PERSUASIONS OFFERED FRESH OUTPOURINGS OF CONDEMNATION AND SYMPATHY FOR THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA. ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF OFTEN FRACTIOUS SECTARIAN GROUPS, THE NATION UNITED IN THE CONVICTION TH [...]	2001-09-13 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
01BEIRUT3057	BERRI ON HIZBALLAH, THE REGION AND THE ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DISCUSSING HIZBALLAH'S SIGNIFICANCE WITH THE AMBASSADOR DECEMBER 7, SPEAKER BERRI SAID THAT AMAL WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL "ACTIONS" PRIOR TO ISRAEL'S 1984 WITHDRAWAL FROM BEIRUT. HE PREDICTED THAT HIZBALLAH WOULD CONTINUE TO LAUNCH CROSS-BORDER ATTACKS UNTIL A COMPREHENSIVE PE [...]	2001-12-13 14:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON LE IR SY
01BEIRUT758	HIZBALLAH-AMAL FORGE MUNICIPAL ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER/AMAL MOVEMENT HEAD NABIH BERRI, CORNERED BY SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR HARIRI'S STRUCTURAL REFORMS WHICH WILL HARM HIS PATRONAGE MACHINE, IS TRIMMING SAILS. HE HAS MET WITH ARCH-RIVAL HIZBALLAH SYG NASRALLAH AND COMPROMISES ON TWO BONES OF CONTENTION ARE EMERGING. [...]	2001-03-22 16:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IR LE
01BOGOTA10584	FARC RESISTS RE-STARTING TALKS/SLAMS U.N. [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-27 22:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CO
01BOGOTA5460	COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT/FARC BEGIN HUMANITARIAN [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR ANNE W. PATTERSON. REASONS: 1.5(C,D). 2. (U) ON JUNE 16, THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE FARC BEGAN THE PLANNED EXCHANGE OF CAPTURED SOLDIERS AND POLICEMEN FOR IMPRISONED FARC GUERRILLAS WITH THE FARC RELEASE OF 29 POLICEMEN AND SOLDIERS AND THE GOC RELEASE OF 11 [...]	2001-06-18 18:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV PREL PINS MARR CO

01BOGOTA5539	FARC ANNOUNCE INTENTION TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL 250 [...] No summary [...]	2001-06-19 23:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV PREL CO
01BOGOTA7805	UPDATE ON OPERATION SEVENTH OF AUGUST [...] (C) AS REPORTED REFTEL, ON AUGUST 17 THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY LAUNCHED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL JOINT ARMY/AIR FORCE OPERATION TO DESTROY MOBILE FARC UNITS SEEKING TO ATTACK MILITARY TARGETS IN META AND GUAVIARE DEPARTMENTS. ON AUGUST 27, FARC SUPREME MILITARY COMMANDER "MONO JOJOY" PUBLICLY ACKNOWLE [...]	2001-08-29 00:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PGOV PREL CO
01BOGOTA8352	OPERATION SEVENTH OF AUGUST WINDS DOWN [...] (C) THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY'S (COLMIL) "SEVENTH OF AUGUST" OPERATION, LAUNCHED ON AUGUST 17 AGAINST A 1,300 STRONG FARC FORCE IN THE EASTERN COLOMBIAN DEPARTMENTS OF GUAVIARE AND META IS WINDING DOWN. THE JOINT ARMY/AIR FORCE OPERATION WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IN ITS EARLY STAGES, [...]	2001-09-14 17:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PGOV PREL CO
01BOGOTA8685	FARC KIDNAPS FORMER MINISTER OF CULTURE AND 10 OTHERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: FORMER MINISTER OF CULTURE CONSUELO ARAUJO NOGUERA AND SOME 10 TO 25 OTHER HOSTAGES WERE KIDNAPPED BY THE FARC NEAR VALLEDUPAR, CESAR DEPARTMENT, ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 24. ARMY SOURCES CLAIM THE HOSTAGES' CARS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED FROM THE AIR IN A MOUNTAINOUS REGION NORTH [...]	2001-09-25 23:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL CO
01CAIRO5603	TFUSO1: EGYPT RESPONDS TO U.S. DISASTER [...] THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTED QUICKLY TO THE HORRIFIC EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11. A CLEARLY DISTRAUGHT PRESIDENT MUBARAK APPEARED ON TELEVISION, EXPRESSING SORROW AND SADNESS AT THE EVENTS. HE LATER CALLED A CABINET MEETING, DIRECTING THAT ALL FORMS OF ASSISTANCE BE OFFER [...]	2001-09-12 16:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EG IS
01CARACAS182	CHAVEZ AND COLOMBIA: IT WON'T GET BETTER [...] (C) THE RIVALRY BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA HAS BEEN LONGSTANDING, WITH ROOTS REACHING BACK AS FAR AS THE BREAK- UP OF GRAN COLOMBIA INTO SEPARATE STATES. OVER THE YEARS, THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES - AND ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THEIR RESPECTIVE MILITARIES - MANIFESTED ITSELF AS A PER [...]	2001-01-22 20:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE CO
01COLOMBO2233	SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS [...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]	2001-12-12 11:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CE MV
01COLOMBO579	COLOMBO CALM AFTER THREE MONTHS OF LTTE CEASEFIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: RELATIVE CALM PREVAILS IN COLOMBO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN DECEMBER 2000 BY THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) OF A UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE (SEE REFTELS A-C, F-H). AFTER A SERIES OF OFFENSIVES TO RECLAIM PART OF THE JAFFNA PENINSULA, SRI LANKAN AR [...]	2001-04-03 10:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CE
01DAKAR2990	PRESIDENT WADE SEIZES OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) ON AUGUST 28, SENEGALESE AUTHORITIES REFUSED PERMISSION TO APPROXIMATELY 100 YOUNG WOMEN TO BOARD A LIBYAN CHARTERED AIRCRAFT, WHICH APPARENTLY LANDED WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION, AND WHICH WAS ALLEGEDLY TAKING THE WOMEN TO LIBYA TO PARTICIPATE IN A CULTURAL EVENT CELEBRATING THE THIRTY-S [...]	2001-09-07 16:28:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SG
01DAMASCUS3036	ASAD: ISRAEL DOES NOT DESIRE PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A LENGTHY INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN NEWS MAGAZINE DER SPIEGEL 7/9, SYRIAN PRESIDENT AL- ASAD ACCUSED ISRAELI PM SHARON OF PUSHING THE REGION TOWARDS WAR; ASSERTED THAT SYRIA WANTED PEACE BUT WOULD NOT SHY AWAY FROM WAR IF FORCED INTO IT; AND WAS UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT SYRIAN [...]	2001-07-09 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SY
01DJIBOUTI401	DJIBOUTI: NEW PRIME MINISTER NAMED [...] PRESIDENT ISMAIL OMAR GUELLEH ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 4 THE APPOINTMENT OF DILEITA MOHAMED DILEITA AS PRIME MINISTER. DILEITA IS AN AFAR, AND IS PRESENTLY DJIBOUTIAN AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA. THE PREVIOUS PRIME MINISTER, BARKAT GOURAD HAMADOU, RESIGNED FEBRUARY 6 BECAUSE OF POOR HEALTH, REF A. SI [...]	2001-03-07 00:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL DJ
01DOHA1093	TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2001-04-07 12:16:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER AF PA QA
01DUBAI1141	POPULAR IRANIAN VIEWS OF TEHRAN'S POLICY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL OFFICER RICHARD OLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS, DUBAI-BASED TRADERS, AND IRANIANS RESIDENT IN DUBAI PROVIDED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF IRAN'S POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. OF THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPINI [...]	2001-09-15 08:41:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KPAL KISL IR TC
01GABORONE3103	CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BOTSWANA PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-12 11:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL BC
01GABORONE3343	TFUS01: GOB SUPPORTS COALITION STRIKES AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STATEMENTS BY THE GOB TO DATE HAVE BEEN FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG ACTIONS AGAINST TALIBAN MILITARY TARGETS. IN A 10/11 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ERNEST MPOFU DEFENDED A MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH IN ORDER TO AVOID EXTREMIST RETALIATION [...]	2001-10-12 08:24:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3355	MANY BATSWANA SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS ABOUT U.S. [...] SUMMARY: ENERGETIC OUTREACH EFFORTS BY THE AMBASSADOR AND MISSION STAFF REVEAL THAT INITIAL SYMPATHY FOR THE U.S. POST-SEPTEMBER 11 HAS ERODED WITH RECENT AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE TALIBAN. BATSWANA QUESTION U.S. FOREIGN POLICIES; COMPARE THE ASCETIC IMAGE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN WITH THE ARRAY OF [...]	2001-10-15 07:50:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3517	BOTSWANA: TREASURY DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR [...] THE GOB HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ITS FINANCIAL SYSTEM DOES NOT BECOME A HAVEN FOR ILLEGAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, WHETHER MONEY LAUNDERING, DRUG TRAFFICKING, OR TERRORIST FINANCING. WHILE WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT VARYING LEVELS OF IMPLEMENTATION BY THE DIFFERENT AGENCIE [...]	2001-11-01 13:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3732	MOGAE ON MUGABE: HE WILL STAY IN POWER "BY [...] (C) PRESIDENT FESTUS MOGAE (PROTECT) BELIEVES THERE IS NO CHANCE TO INFLUENCE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO HOLD FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS BY MARCH. HE SAID MUGABE IS ACTING LIKE A "WOUNDED BUFFALO" AND IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THE ELECTIONS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO LESSEN THE HARM [...]	2001-12-03 11:37:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC ZI
01HANOI1010	VIETNAM - BURMA'S NEED TO QUICKEN THE PACE OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS RAISED THE DIALOGUE WITH BURMA BEFORE, AND INTENDS TO DO SO AGAIN AT THE APRIL 30 ASEAN MINISTERIAL IN RANGOON, BUT "IN OUR OWN WAY." AN MFA OFFICER PRAISED THE "SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS" THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE TALKS ALREADY. OUR POINTS WILL BE PASSED TO FM NIEN, [...]	2001-04-27 11:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR KDEM BM VM ASEAN
01HANOI1017	VIETNAM - U.S. VOTE ON WORLD BANK'S PRSC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY URGES WASHINGTON AGENCIES TO SUPPORT THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) PROPOSAL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK'S BOARD IN EARLY MAY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PRSC, LIKE THE IMF'S POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRGF) CONSIDERED BY THE IMF BOARD [...]	2001-04-27 11:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI1020	GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FOLLOW SHAKE-UP IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 21 OR 22 WILL UNVEIL A NEW ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON, LIKELY CPV ORGANIZATIONAL CHIEF AN. IT MAY ALSO GIVE CLUES AS TO THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF RISING [...]	2001-04-27 11:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI1026	SOME HILL STAFFERS PUT HIGH PRIORITY ON WORKERS RIGHTS DURING RECENT VISITS TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO VIETNAM GAVE HIGH PRIORITY TO LABOR ISSUES. IN MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS AND THE ILO, THE VISITORS HEARD WHAT VIETNAM IS DOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN WORKERS R [...]	2001-05-02 08:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI1217	A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...]	2001-05-18 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI1245	A/S KELLY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FM BIN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, U.S. ACTIVITIST GROUPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, FOLLOWING ARF SOM MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY ENGAGED IN CORDIAL BUT FRANK DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DINH BIN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUITY OF U.S. POLICIES IN THE REGION AND U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. BIN P [...]	2001-05-22 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD VM HUMANR CTERR
01HANOI145	NEXT STEPS ON LABOR COOPERATION AND DIALOGUE MOU [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 12. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00145 01 OF 02 191043Z 2. LABOR OFFICER MET JANUARY 19 WITH MR. NGUYEN MANH CUONG, CHIEF OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS AND SOCI [...]	2001-01-19 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI1497	DONOR/GOVERNMENT DISCUSSION OF VIETNAM'S 10 YEAR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 14, KICKING OFF A SERIES OF DONOR-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, UNDP SPONSORED A `HIGH- LEVEL' CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ONE OF THE CENTRAL DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY DURING THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS CONCLUDED IN APRIL. THE DOCUMENT, `THE 10 YEAR SOCIO-EC [...]	2001-06-22 04:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL VM SOE FINREF CVR
01HANOI1878	VIETNAM DENIES UNHCR ACCESS TO HIGHLANDS [...] VIETNAM HAS DENIED UNHCR ACCESS TO CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCES, PREVENTING UNHCR FROM LAUNCHING VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF HIGHLANDS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FLED TO CAMBODIA. UNHCR WILL NOW CONSIDER LONGER-TERM MEASURES FOR THE DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN RATTANAKIRI AND MONDOLAKIRI. END SUMMARY. 2 [...]	2001-08-06 09:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM VM UNHCR ETMIN HUMANR
01HANOI1882	ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM: EAP A/S KELLY BILATERAL WITH INDONESIAN SPECIAL ENVOY [...] CLASSIFIED BY DENNIS HARTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 3. ON JULY 26, ON THE MARGINS OF THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM, EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY JAMES KELLY MET WITH DR. N. HASSAN WIRAJUDA, SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER. WI [...]	2001-08-07 02:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ID ASEAN
01HANOI2088	STAFFDEL REES MEETINGS WITH SRV OFFICIALS ON RELIGIOUS AND MINORITY AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. COUNSEL TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JOSEPH REES AND CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER BRIAN GUNDERSON MET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE GVN'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGION AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AUGUST 10, ACCOMPANIED BY [...]	2001-08-27 06:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
01HANOI2109	CODEL HOLLINGS' MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SENATOR ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) LED A DELEGATION TO HANOI AUGUST 17-19, INCLUDING MRS. HOLLINGS; LILA HELM, STAFF DIRECTOR, APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, COMMERCE AND THE JUDICIARY; BETTY PITTERMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT; AND US ARMY ESCORT OFFICER COL. TIM PETERSON. IN [...]	2001-08-28 07:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT VM
01HANOI2114	VIETNAM PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02114 281005Z HARTER, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AND USUALLY FRONT PAGE COVERAGE IN THE VIETNAM PRESS, [...]	2001-08-28 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KS VM ASEAN
01HANOI2139	ARAFAT RECEIVES SRV SUPPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF VISIT TO HANOI BY YASSER ARAFAT ON AUGUST 24 WAS APPARENTLY AIMED AT SHORING UP SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN POSITIONS IN THE WAKE OF ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. VIETNAM REAFFIRMED ITS [...]	2001-08-30 09:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR KPAL IS VM
01HANOI2175	QFOREIGN MINISTRY OBJECTS TO VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND US POSTAL SERVICE ACTION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DQAFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, MR. NGUYEN XUAN PHONG, CALLED IN THE CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 5 TO REAFFIRM THE GVN'S POSITION ON "CERTAIN ISSUES WHICH RECENTLY HAVE NEGATIVELY AF [...]	2001-09-05 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS US VM HUMANR PREL
01HANOI2227	MFA PROTESTS VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. ( C ) SUMMARY: AN MFA DEMARCHE TO CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 10 CHARACTERIZED THE HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (VHRA) AS THE MOST SERIOUS STEP SINCE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS AND WARNED OF UNPREDICTA [...]	2001-09-10 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VM HUMANR
01HANOI2591	IMPACT OF VHRA DEBATE ON PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. REACTION IN VIETNAM TO THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT MAY HAVE CREATED A NEW OBSTACLE FOR POSSIBLE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF AN UNDERGROUND BAPTIST GROUP. THE ATMOSPHERE ALSO APPARENTLY REMAINS TOO "SENSITIVE" [...]	2001-10-09 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2740	POTUS VISIT AND BTA STIMULATED PROTESTANT [...] (U) CLASSFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR SCOTT D. BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C ) THEN-PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM IN NOVEMBER 200 CAUSED THE SRV TO FACILITATE PROTESTANT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02740 190724Z CHURCH EFFORTS TO REGISTER, ACCORDI [...]	2001-10-19 07:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN BTA
01HANOI2789	FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY: WHY AND WHAT NEXT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. FATHER LY'S HARSH SENTENCE STEMS FROM THE VERY DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS THE VIETNAMESE HAVE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02789 01 OF 02 241032Z ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE BOUNDARIES [...]	2001-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2812	PARTY OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: A SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) FOREIGN RELATIONS OFFICIAL, BUI THE GIANG, EMPHASIZED THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02812 260838Z POSITIVE IN THE US-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN AN OCTOBER 24 COURTESY CALL WITH CHARGE. HE PREDI [...]	2001-10-26 08:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL VM
01HANOI2817	VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...]	2001-10-29 04:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY
01HANOI2885	SPOUTING THE PARTY LINE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE EXPRESSED TO POL/C THEIR CONDOLENCES ON THE 9/11 TRAGEDIES AND OPPOSITION TO TERRORISM, SATISFACTION OVER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND DEEP OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT VIETNAM H [...]	2001-11-05 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM CTERR BTA HUMANR
01HANOI2900	TFUS01: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY TELCON WITH STATE [...] AT 8:30 AM, NOVEMBER 1 (LOCAL TIME),TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JOHN B. TAYLOR SPOKE VIA SIPDIS TELEPHONE FROM WASHINGTON TO DR. DUONG THU HUONG, DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM. (THE CALL WAS ARRANGED IN ADVANCE AT THE REQUEST OF U/S TAYLOR.) U/S TAY [...]	2001-11-07 03:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL EFIN VM CTERR
01HANOI2914	VIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN SETS OUT [...] SUMMARY: AT A RECENT BRIEFING FOR THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, MR. VU MAO, CHAIRMAN, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SET OUT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2002. THE THREE MAJOR TASKS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE: REVIEW OF THE ECONOMY AND UNCLASSIFIED [...]	2001-11-08 00:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON VM DPOL
01HANOI2946	VIETNAM RATES ASEAN MEETINGS "FULLY SUCCESSFUL" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM WAS FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02946 130325Z RESULTS OF THE ASEAN SUMMIT, ASEAN+3, AND ASEAN+1 MEETINGS IN BRUNEI NOVEMBER 5-6. MFA OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT PM PHAN VAN KHAI TOOK THE INITIATIVE IN GETTING THE ST [...]	2001-11-13 03:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM ASEAN CTERR
01HANOI2949	CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. EVIDENCE OF CATHOLIC LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI IS ABUNDANT IN MANY SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LOCATIONS BUT TENDS TO DIMINISH FARTHER NORTH. BISHOPS AND PRIESTS REPOR [...]	2001-11-13 06:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI2967	VIETNAM-NORTH KOREA: RELATIONS CONTINUE TO THAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE SRV/DPRK JOINT ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MET IN PYONGYANG FROM OCTOBER 15-19 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VIETNAM OPENED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA IN 1992. WHILE PRESS REPORTS TOUTED THE MEETING AS "HERALDING A COMPLETE REVIVAL OF BILATERAL TR [...]	2001-11-14 04:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD VM KN KS DPRK
01HANOI2987	PUBLIC SECURITY PUBLISHES BOOK AGAINST BIN LADEN [...] (U) EMBASSY HAS OBTAINED A COPY OF A BOOK PUBLISHED (IN VIETNAMESE) BY THE PEOPLE'S PUBLIC SECURITY PRESS SOMETIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 ENTITLED "THE LIFE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST OSAMA BIN LADEN (MANY SECRET THINGS)." IT INCLUDES PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS CONNECTED WITH THE SE [...]	2001-11-15 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
01HANOI3019	10TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03019 01 OF 03 160922Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE UPCOMING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) SESSION WILL CONVENE ON NOVEMBER 20. ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE US WILL BE PRIMARILY [...]	2001-11-16 09:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ETRD VM HUMANR DPOL BTA
01HANOI3049	TIME REPORTER ON FREE VIETNAM MOVEMENT [...] CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) A TIME MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT INFORMED CHARGE ON NOVEMBER 19 THAT SHE RECENTLY INTERVIEWED BOTH VO VAN DUC AND NGUYEN HUU CHANH. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INTERVIEWS, BOTH MEN REPORTEDLY DISCUSSED THE OB [...]	2001-11-20 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CB VM
01HANOI3054	VIETNAM: PROGRESS ON REFORM UNDER WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM IS GENERALLY MEETING ITS ECONOMIC REFORM OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS ACCORDING TO HANOI-BASED DONOR REPRESENTATIVES. VIETNAM'S MACRO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS CURRENTLY ON TARGET ALTHOUGH AN EARLIER FAILURE TO AGREE ON CREDIT GROWTH [...]	2001-11-20 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI3124	SLOW BUT STEADY ARGENTINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A RECENT VISIT BY ARGENTINA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE LIMITED ARGENTINA-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. THE VISIT FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES AND ALSO INCLUDED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENE [...]	2001-11-28 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG VM AR CTERR
01HANOI313	LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...]	2001-02-09 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI3186	PRESIDENTIAL TRAVELS SHORE UP RELATIONS WITHIN ASEAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT LUONG'S RECENT TRAVELS TO FOUR FELLOW ASEAN MEMBERS PROMOTED GENERAL GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS AND COMMON DESIRES FOR EXPANDED TRADE. WHILE "SUCCESSFUL," UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03186 01 OF 02 041041Z THESE VISITS SEEM MEMORABLE PRIMARIL [...]	2001-12-04 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD PTER CB BN IN VM ASEAN PH CTERR
01HANOI3209	SINGAPORE AND VIETNAM SEEKING MORE COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: SINGAPORE'S FOREIGN MINISTER SHANMUGAM JAYAKUMAR NOVEMBER 27-30 "SUCCESSFUL" VISIT TO HANOI INCLUDED A DISCUSSION ON HOW BETTER TO COOPERATE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDED FUTURE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND AID. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) TERRORISM: JAYAKUM [...]	2001-12-07 04:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PINR ETRD VM SN ASEAN CTERR
01HANOI3245	UPGRADING TERRORISM LAWS [...] ACCORDING TO SOURCES IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03245 120742Z MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY, VIETNAM HAS NO PLANS AT PRESENT TO INTRODUCE NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION OR TO UPGRADE EXISTING LEGISLATION. EMBASSY CONVEYED WILLIN [...]	2001-12-12 07:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA VM CTERR
01HANOI3288	VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A MEETING OF THE MINDS, AND CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT DESPITE A SLOWING WORLD ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING WAS HELD IN HANOI, DECEMBER 7-8, 2001. CO- CHAIRED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, THIS CG WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE UPBEAT THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THERE WAS MUCH UNANIMITY AMONG THE DONOR AND INTERNATIONAL NGO ATTE [...]	2001-12-20 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM FINREF SOE HUMANR HIV AIDS
01HANOI3290	MFA REACTS TO SAN FRANCISCO "TERRORIST" INCIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MFA AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR NGUYEN XUAN PHONG URGED STRONG USG ACTION IN THE WAKE OF WHAT HE TERMED THE "TERRORIST INCIDENT" DIRECTED AGAINST DPM NGUYEN TAN DZUNG DURING HIS VISIT LAST WEEK TO SAN FRANCISCO. IN A DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH DCM, PHONG STRESSED THAT THIS WOU [...]	2001-12-20 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV VM CTERR
01HANOI3294	NONG DUC MANH VISITS CHINA: BOTH SIDES REAFFIRM FRIENDSHIP, CONDEMN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) GENERAL SECRETARY, VISITED CHINA NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 4. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VISIT TO CHINA SINCE BECOMING GENERAL SECRETARY LAST APRIL, AND WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED TO ASSUAGE ANY CHINESE FEARS THAT VIETNAM WAS MOVING "TOO CLOSE [...]	2001-12-20 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CH TW VM CVR CTERR
01HANOI3308	DISCUSSING TERRORISM IN NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM [...] DURING OFFICIAL TRAVEL IN TWO NORTHEASTERN PROVINCES -- HAI DUONG AND QUANG NINH -- DECEMBER 18-19 (SEPTEL),POL/C DISTRIBUTED PAS-PRODUCED "RESPONSE TO TERROR" AND "NETWORK OF TERROR" (AS WELL AS OTHER PAS MATERIALS ABOUT THE U.S.),EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR GVN COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORIS [...]	2001-12-21 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KPAO OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR
01HANOI396	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS APPEAR CALM; VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES MONITORING CLOSELY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE CAPITALS OF THE TWO KEY CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK HAVE STABILIZED, WITH NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 10- 11. POLICE AND MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS HEAVY IN THE [...]	2001-02-16 12:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI496	DISSIDENT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY AT HIS CHURCH UNDER VIRTUAL HOUSE ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY IS UNABLE TO LEAVE HIS CHURCH COMPOUND IN HUE UNDER CONDITIONS RESEMBLING HOUSE ARREST. A PARISH PRIEST IN HO CHI MINH CITY TOLD VISITING REP. SENSENBRENNER FEBRUARY 24 THAT FATHER LY HAS BEEN HELD UNDER "HOUSE ARREST" SINCE HE SUBMITTED WR [...]	2001-03-02 11:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI539	DAS BOYCE MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE CONG PHUNG ON ARF AND ASEAN ISSUES [...] EAP DAS BOYCE MET FEBRUARY 28 WITH LE CONG PHUNG, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASEAN AFFAIRS, TO DISCUSS A RANGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING ASEAN AND THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF). MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTORS PHAM HUU CHI AND TRAN NGOC AN, AND AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DOAN X [...]	2001-03-08 02:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN ARF
01HANOI566	TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM PRESSES FOR ARF MEMBER ACCESSION [...] ON FEBRUARY 6 MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT CALLED IN LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ARF MEMBER-COUNTRIES FOR A BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION (TAC) IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI PRESIDED; REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, CHINA, DPRK, I [...]	2001-03-09 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN ARF
01HANOI638	LEADERSHIP OPTIONS BEING HASHED OUT IN CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLENUM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CLOISTERED AT COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS THIS PAST WEEK, DELIBERATING ON THE FATE OF GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU AND A NEW LEADERSHIP LINE-UP. IN THIS "SECOND SESSION" OF TH [...]	2001-03-19 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD VM DPOL
01HANOI641	USDOL TEAM PRODUCES AMBITIOUS PLAN OF ACTION FOR WORK UNDER THE LABOR MOU [...] SUMMARY: THE FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1 TRIP TO HANOI BY A US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (USDOL) PROJECT DESIGN TEAM WAS A SUCCESS. AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH VIETNAMESE LABOR OFFICIALS AND THE ILO AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, THE TEAM PRODUCED A PACKAGE OF PROJECT DESIGNS ADDRESSING A [...]	2001-03-20 00:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI686	VIETNAM COMPLETES PRIOR ACTIONS FOR IMF/WORLD BANK STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN HANOI CONFIRM VIETNAM HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR ACTIONS/CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE FUND'S PROPOSED POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRDF) AND THE BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) FOR VIETNAM TO BE SUBMITT [...]	2001-03-23 10:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI702	MFA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHLANDERS IN CAMBODIA AND VIETNAMESE WORKERS IN AMERICAN SAMOA [...] SUMMARY: AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ASKED AMBASSADOR TO MEET AFTERNOON OF MARCH 26 TO RAISE VIETNAMESE CONCERNS ABOUT A GROUP OF HIGHLANDERS WHO HAVE ILLEGALLY CROSSED THE BORDER INTO CAMBODIA AND TO REITERATE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES TO REMOVE ALL VIETNAMESE WORKERS FROM AMERICAN SA [...]	2001-03-26 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB CB VM
01HANOI762	USG OBJECTIVES IN THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. IT FOCUSES ON THE BACKGROUND OF "NORMALIZATION" AND WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED TO MEET USG AS WELL AS VIETNAMESE INTERESTS. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND MESSAGE THAT DELINEATES A SIGN [...]	2001-04-03 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL VM
01HANOI900	PROTESTANT LEADERS REPORT DESTRUCTION OF CHURCH IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM DEATHS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAMESE PROTESTANT CHURCH SOURCES WITH EXTENSIVE LINKS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INFORM US THAT RESIDENTS OF GIA LAI PROVINCE, PARTICULARLY, FACE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, WITH HEAVY POLICE AND SECURIT [...]	2001-04-17 08:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI905	CENTRAL COMMITTEE PRESSURES GENERAL SECRETARY TO STEP DOWN; ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MANH APPARENT SUCCESSOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER DAVID YOUNG; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS APRIL 19, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS DEALT GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU A SEVERE BLOW BY REFUSING TO RECOMMEND HIM FOR ANOTHER TERM. A PREFERENCE B [...]	2001-04-17 10:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI919	LEANER POLITBURO AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO BE UNVEILED AT WEEKEND COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FOUR NEW POLITBURO MEMBERS -- REPORTEDLY INCLUDING MASS MOBILIZATION HEAD DUOC AND FORMER LABOR MINISTER HOAN -- ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN A SLIMMED-DOWN, 15- MEMBER LEADERSHIP TO BE UNVEILED AT THE NINTH [...]	2001-04-18 11:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI934	FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES: INFORMATION SHARING WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS [...] (U) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET WITH LABOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS ON APRIL 18 TO SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DAEWOOSA CASE AND THOSE FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY IN THE U.S. THESE OFFICIALS APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION AS WELL AS USG EFFORTS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR [...]	2001-04-19 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PREF VM LABOR
01HANOI952	ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...]	2001-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI965	NEW VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP HEADED BY MANH BODES WELL FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF A MAJOR GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS, MODERATE NONG DUC MANH WAS OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS VIETNAM'S SENIOR LEADER APRIL 23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS. [...]	2001-04-23 11:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI985	POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...]	2001-04-25 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI989	STAFFDEL ATKINS VISIT TO HANOI APRIL 15-18; BTA ON THEIR MINDS [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF VIETNAM'S NINTH PARTY CONGRESS, THE GVN HOSTED A LARGE DELEGATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND AN ACCOMPANYING U.S. BUSINESS GROUP. THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL UNDERWROTE THE EVENT. DESPITE SENIORMOST GVN LEADERSHIP BEING TIED UP IN PRE-PARTY CONGRESS PLENUMS, [...]	2001-04-26 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ELAB PREL VM BTA LABOR
01HARARE1016	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE RESPONSES TO MALLOCH- [...] (U) THE MARCH 14 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ)-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 13 THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, STAINSLAUS MUDENGE, HANDED TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO THE LETTER CONTAINING THE GOZ [...]	2001-03-14 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE1019	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER CONVENES DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE CONVENED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO URGE GREATER INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE DRC DISENGAGEMENT PLANS. REPORTING ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FEBRUARY 15 LUSAKA SUMMIT AND THE FEBRUARY 21 M [...]	2001-03-14 16:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1021	ZIMBABWE'S EMBATTLED CFU PRESIDENT SEEKS [...] (C) ON MARCH 13, CHARGE EARL IRVING AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) PRESIDENT TIM HENWOOD AND DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK AT THEIR REQUEST TO DISCUSS THE USG'S POSITION ON LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. HENWOOD ASKED THE CHARGE ABOUT THE MARCH 11 ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN [...]	2001-03-15 05:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID PINR ZI
01HARARE1023	AF A/PDAS BELLAMY HEARS DEFIANCE, VILIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 8 AND 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY MET WITH MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE, AND HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER JOHN NKOMO. BELLAMY REITERATED U.S. CONCERN [...]	2001-03-15 08:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1028	ZIMBABWE WILL ADHERE TO DRC DISENGAGEMENT PLANS [...] (C) ON MARCH 15, POST DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. POLOFF STATED USG CONCERNS THAT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR THE BELLIGERENTS TO AVOID CONFLICT WHILE THE DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES BEGINS AND [...]	2001-03-15 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1030	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BRIEFED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS ON THE FUTURE OF THE PROPOSED AFRICAN UNION, CHANGES MADE TO SADC STRUCTURES IN WINDHOEK ON MARCH 9, AND THE STATUS OF LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. MUDENGE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORT [...]	2001-03-15 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1048	ZIMBABWE HAPPY WITH US POSITION ON THE [...] (C) DURING A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-MEETING MARCH 16 IN HARARE, VISITING MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGO EXPERT DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SHARED HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO. ACCORDING TO HAMADZIRIPI: -- THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE U.S. [...]	2001-03-16 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MOPS PINR CG AO UG ZI
01HARARE1079	ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT [...] (U) IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, AS REPORTED REFTEL, TWO OF ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS HAVE DEVOTED PROMINENT COVERAGE TO THE MARCH 8 INTRODUCTION IN THE U.S. SENATE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA). ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS IN BOTH PAPERS WERE GENERALLY FACTUAL, TH [...]	2001-03-21 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ZI US
01HARARE1082	FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES COMMONWEALTH HEADS [...] (C) ZIMBABWEAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STANISLAUS MUDENGE SUMMONED COMMONWEALTH AND SADC HEADS OF MISSION IN HARARE ON MARCH 21 TO DELIVER A TWO-HOUR HARANGUE ON THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) STATEMENT ISSUED THE DAY BEFORE IN LONDON. "NOTHING WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN ZIMB [...]	2001-03-21 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ZI ADCO
01HARARE1124	INDUSTRY PERMSEC BRIEFS US ON A RANGE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 26 CHARGE AND ECONOFF MET WITH STEWART COMBERBACH, PERMANENT SECRETARY AT THE MINNISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AN INFORMAL MEETING TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE PERMSEC, WITH WHOM WE ENJOY FRANK AND HONEST DIALOGUE TOUCHED, UNPROMPTED, [...]	2001-03-27 05:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
01HARARE1168	KABILA'S BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE FOCUSES ON DRC [...] (C) ON MARCH 28, POLOFF OBTAINED A READOUT ON DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA'S TWO-DAY VISIT TO HARARE FROM THE MFA'S PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) ON THE DRC, MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO. REGARDING KABILA'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT (REFTEL),THE PAO NOTED THAT KABILA IS "PREPARED TO GO THE FULL [...]	2001-03-29 14:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1169	UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE CONSULTS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO CONVENED A MEETING OF DIPLOMATIC HEADS OF MISSION MARCH 28 TO DISCUSS THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE MALLOCH-BROWN LETTER (REFTEL). MOST OF THE DIPLOMATS SAID THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNME [...]	2001-03-29 15:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE1210	ZANU-PF INSIOER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER [...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENQEQWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATINQ UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REQIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEINQ BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]	2001-04-03 13:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1217	DRC POLITICAL COMMITTEE TAKING PLACE IN HARARE [...] (C) THE DRC JOINT POLITICAL COMMITTEE MEETING IS TAKING PLACE IN HARARE TODAY, APRIL 4, ACCORDING TO BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AMONG THE ATTENDEES ARE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE AND ZIMBABWE'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE DRC DAVID H [...]	2001-04-04 10:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE125	ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH [...] (C) IN RECENT WEEKS, THE INDEPENDENT PRESS HAS CRITICIZED THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) FOR FUMBLING ALONG WITHOUT ANY SENSE OF URGENCY OR DIRECTION. MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHQ NCUBQTRONGLY REJECTED THE CRITICISM, SAYING SOME WERE UNDERSTANDABLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DE [...]	2001-01-09 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL ZI
01HARARE1257	ROAD MAP FOR IMPROVING ZIMBABWE-U.S. RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) THE IMPENDING ARRIVAL OF A NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICA PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR RELATIONSHIP ITH ZIMBABWE. THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS DETERIORATED BADLY AS THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS INCREASINGLY ELIED ON VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION TO PRESERVE IS HO [...]	2001-04-06 09:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1259	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER THREATENS STATE OF [...] (U) FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, IN AN ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT ON APRIL 4, THREATENED THAT THE GOZ COULD DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS WERE IMPOSED ON ZIMBABWE, ACCORDING TO BOTH OF HARARE'S DAILY NEWSPAPERS ON APRIL 6. MUDENGE REPORTEDLY STATED THAT "IN MOST [...]	2001-04-06 09:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1275	ZANU-PF INSIDER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER [...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENGEGWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATING UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REGIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEING BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]	2001-04-09 12:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1306	ZIMBABWEAN DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) ON APRIL 11, A ZIMBABWEAN EMPLOYEE OF THE EMBASSY MET ALONE WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI, A LONGTIME CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, AT MAHACHI'S REQUEST. IN THE MEETING IN THE MINISTER'S OFFICE, MAHACHI SOLICITED THE INFORMAL LEGAL ADVICE OF OUR EMPLOYEE --A LAWYER BY TRAINING -- R [...]	2001-04-12 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE1354	MUGABE ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID AND LASHES OUT [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE, IN A ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) TELEVISION INTERVIEW THE NIGHT OF APRIL 17, AND THEN AGAIN IN HIS SPEECH AT THE OFFICIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN HARARE ON APRIL 18, REPEATEDLY CRITICIZED BRITAIN AND WHITE ZIMBABWEANS FOR BEING THE PRINCIPLE CAUSES OF [...]	2001-04-19 14:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI UK
01HARARE1419	MUGABE PUTS ON THE DOG FOR MOGAE [...] (SBU) BOTSWANA'S PRESIDENT, FESTUS MOGAE, ARRIVED IN HARARE ON APRIL 25 FOR A FOUR-DAY STATE VISIT, THE STATED PURPOSE OF WHICH IS FOR THE BOTSWANA CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO OPEN THE ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN BULAWAYO. THIS IS MOGAE'S SECOND WORKING VISIT IN 8 MONTHS; HE WAS LAST HERE IN [...]	2001-04-26 08:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR ZI BC
01HARARE1572	RWANDAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HARARE [...] (C) THE ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA, GODFREY MWEDZI, SPOKE TO POLOFF ON MAY 10 ABOUT RWANDAN PRESIDENT KAGAME'S ONE-DAY VISIT TO HARARE ON MAY 7. MWEDZI STATED THAT KAGAME'S LUNCH MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS "EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN THEM" AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MINISTE [...]	2001-05-10 16:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI RW CG
01HARARE1596	MAPURANGA TO BE ZIMBABWE'S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO [...] (U) ACCORDING TO,THE MAY 12 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS APPOINTED THE FORMER PERMANENT SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR. MACHIVENYIKA TOBIAS MAPURANQA, TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01596 140854Z BE ZIMB [...]	2001-05-14 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI GH
01HARARE1632	FOREIGN MINISTER INFORMS WESTERN [...] (C) CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER JAMES WALL TOLD CHARGE ON MAY 16 THAT FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE HAD SUMMONED HIM, THE GERMAN AND DANISH AMBASSADORS EARLIER THAT DAY TO COMMUNICATE CABINET'S DECISION TO PUT AN END TO PELL-MELL INVASIONS OF URBAN FIRMS BY OSTENSIBLE WAR VETERANS SEEKIN [...]	2001-05-17 08:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ETRD ZI CA DA
01HARARE1730	ZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA EXPOUNDS ON DRC MATTERS [...] (C) IN A MAY 22 MEETING WITH VISITING INR POLITICAL- MILITARY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST STEVE WEIGERT, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION EMMERSON MNANGAGWA EXPOUNDED ON RECENT EVENTS IN THE DRC, AND TOUCHED ON LAND REFORM ISSUES, WAR VETERANS, AND PROSPECTS FOR THE MDC. [...]	2001-05-30 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI CG RW UG AO

01HARARE1751	ZIMBABWE COUP PLOT REPORT TOUCHES A RAW NERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE HAS VIGOROUSLY DISPUTED A MAY 29 ARTICLE IN THE BRITISH "GUARDIAN" NEWSPAPER THAT STATES THAT ZIMBABWEAN MILITARY OFFICERS ARE PLANNING A COUP AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORROBORATE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT. THE GOZ'S INITIAL [...]	2001-05-31 14:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR SOCI PHUM PREL ZI
01HARARE1815	ANDREW YOUNG VISITS ZIMBABWE, DEFENDS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S [...] (U) FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS ANDREW YOUNG PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE JUNE 4-6, 2001, MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND GOVERNMENT MINISTERS ON JUNE 5. AFTER MEETING PRESIDENT MUGABE, FORMER AMBASSADOR YOUNG GRANTED A LENGTHY INTERVIEW TO THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED ZIMBAB [...]	2001-06-06 14:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV EAGR ZI
01HARARE1914	READOUT ON SADC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN HARARE [...] (C) SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) MINISTERS MET IN HARARE ON JUNE 11 TO APPROVE A PROTOCOL THAT WILL RESTRUCTURE SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01914 171453Z AND SECURITY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF "DISCREPANCIES" IN [...]	2001-06-17 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI AO
01HARARE1955	LETTER FROM ZIMBABWEAN FM MUDENGE TO SECRETARY [...] (U) ON JUNE 19, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' UNDER SECRETARY FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE SIPDIS CONVOKED POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF TO DELIVER A LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO SECRETARY POWELL. THE SIGNED ORIGINAL HAS BEEN POUCHED TO AF/S. THE TEXT OF THE LE [...]	2001-06-19 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC ZI
01HARARE1999	EU FRUSTRATED AT LACK OF PROGRESS IN DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) THE SWEDES, AS EU PRESIDENT, HAVE LED THE EU TROIKA'S DISCUSSIONS IN HARARE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE UNDER ARTICLE 8 OF THE COTONOU AGREEMENT, WHICH BEGAN EARLY THIS YEAR. THE TROIKA'S EFFORTS TO ENGAGE THE GOZ IN SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ITS RANGE OF CONCERNS, HOWEVER, HAVE G [...]	2001-06-26 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2012	AJELLO IN HARARE TO DELIVER EU ULTIMATUM ON RULE OF LAW [...] (U) AMBASSADOR HOOKS ATTENDED A DINNER ON JUNE 26 HOSTED BY HIS SWEDISH COUNTERPART, LENNARTH HJELMAKER, IN HONOR OF VISITING EU GREAT LAKES ENVOY ALDO AJELLO. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO AND THE CHIEFS OF MISSION FROM AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, NORWAY, AND CAN [...]	2001-06-27 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2091	DRC/RWANDA: NEED TO REDUCE TENSIONS [...] (C) THE CHARGE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A JULY 3 MEETING ON ANOTHER TOPIC WITH MFA DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE TO DELIVER REFTEL TALKING POINTS. CHARGE EXPRESSED STRONG USG CONCERN OVER APPARENT SUPPORT BY THE GDRC FOR EX- FAR/INTERAHAMWE ATTACKS ON RWANDA. THE CHARGE [...]	2001-07-06 08:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2271	MEDIA REPORT GOZ BANS BBC JOURNALISTS; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS SUSPENDED THE ACCREDITATION OF BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02271 271025Z CORRESPONDENTS BASED IN ZIMBABWE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE JULY 26 EDITION OF THE [...]	2001-07-27 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2322	OPPOSITION LEADER TSVANGIRAI ON UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) IN A JULY 31 LUNCH HOSTED BY CHARGE HOOKS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE USG'S APPROACH TOWARD ZIMBABWE AND WITH HIS RECEPTION BY U.S. OFFICIALS DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO WASHINGTON. HE EXPECTS ZANU- PF TO INTENSIFY THE VIOLENCE IN TH [...]	2001-08-02 13:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS ZI
01HARARE2327	AMERICAN JOURNALISTS SUCCESSFULLY USE NEW [...] THE SOUTHERN AFRICA CORRESPONDENTS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST SUCCESSFULLY USED THE NEW UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02327 031030Z MEDIA ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES PUT INTO PLACE BY ZIMBABWEAN INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO IN JUNE 2001. [...]	2001-08-03 10:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
01HARARE2334	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] EDITORIALS IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOCUS ON THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY BILL 2001. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02334 061224Z EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL: WHAT IT COULD MEAN," THE AUGUST 6 [...]	2001-08-06 12:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2335	MEDIA REPORT ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] SPEAKING IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ZANU PF DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02335 061225Z SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO HAS CRITICIZED THE UNITED STATES FOR SPONSORING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOM [...]	2001-08-06 12:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE2361	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "U. S. DEMOCRACY BILL DRACONIAN: IN WHOSE INTEREST IS THE LEGISLATION?," THE AUGUST 7 EDITION UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02361 091342Z OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY 'THE HERALD' CARRIED A LENGTHY FEATURE ARTICLE THAT WAS CRITICA [...]	2001-08-09 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2362	MEDIA REPORT ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] SPEAKING IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ZANU PF DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02362 091342Z SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO HAS CRITICIZED THE UNITED STATES FOR SPONSORING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOM [...]	2001-08-09 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE2365	A ZAMBIAN TAKE ON ZIMBABWE SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM PAID A COURTESY CALL ON ZAMBIAN COUNTERPART BEN SHAWA ON AUGUST 9. THE EXCHANGE WAS SURPRISINGLY FRANK AND PRODUCTIVE, WITH SHAWA CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02365 01 OF 02 091356Z PROVIDING HIS TAKE ON ELECTION PROSPECTS, SADC ELECTORAL [...]	2001-08-09 13:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2379	ZIMBABWE: GRIGSBY STAFFDEL MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (U) ON AUGUST 6, SENATE STAFFDEL, LED BY GARRETT GRIGSBY, MET WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND ZANU-PF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02379 01 OF 02 101014Z SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IN HIS SIPDIS PARLIAMENT OFFICES. MNANGAGWA WAS JOINED [...]	2001-08-10 10:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE2387	ZIMBABWE: GRIGSBY STAFFDEL MEETS WITH MDC [...] (C) ON AUGUST 6, SENATE STAFFDEL, LED BY GARRETT GRIGSBY, MET WITH THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02387 01 OF 02 101141Z (MDC) LEADERSHIP IN THEIR NEW DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS. MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WAS ACCOMPANIED BY [...]	2001-08-10 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE2388	MEDIA REACTION LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT 'DAILY NEWS' DEDICATED ITS AUGUST 9 EDITORIAL TO DENOUNCE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE FOR FAILING TO CURB UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02388 101229Z LAWLESSNESS ON COMMERCIAL FARMS. THE EDITORIAL COMES IN THE WAKE OF RENEWED CLASHES BETWEEN COMM [...]	2001-08-10 12:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2389	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] CONTRIBUTING TO DEBATE ON PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT, FORMER CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02389 101231Z DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND GOVERNING ZANU PF PARTY BACKBENCHER MR. SHADRECK CHIPANGA CALLED, ON AUGUST [...]	2001-08-10 12:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2395	MEDIA REACTION RAMSEY CLARK AND ZIMBABWE- HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS AUGU EDITORIAL TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AN PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL. THE CONTROVERSIAL BILL COULD BECOME B THE END OF THE YEAR. UNDER HEADLINE "MOYOL FUTILE WAR," THE [...]	2001-08-14 09:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2398	SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY COMMENTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) SUMMARY. AS A CONTINUATION OF INITIAL COURTESY CALLS, DCM MET WITH SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTERPART THOMAS RAMBAU CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02398 01 OF 02 141109Z ON AUGUST 8. RAMBAU ECHOED THE PESSIMISM THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN HIS COMMENTS [...]	2001-08-14 11:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE240	STILL NO OFFICIAL REACTION TO THE SUPREME [...] (C) SUMMARY: AS OF JANUARY 11, THERE IS STILL NO OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) STATEMENT OR REACTION TO THE SUPREME COURT RULING OF DECEMBER 21 IN FAVOR OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) IN THEIR LAWSUIT ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM (REF A) [...]	2001-01-12 11:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR PREL ZI
01HARARE2400	MEDIA REACTION RAMSEY CLARK AND ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS AUGUST 9 EDITORIAL TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED FREEDOM UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02400 141301Z OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL. THE CONTROVERSIAL BILL COULD BECOME LA [...]	2001-08-14 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2429	ARREST OF DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL TEAM [...] THREE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02429 161400Z AND ONE REPORTER FROM THE PAPER WERE ARRESTED IN HARARE ON AUGUST 15. THE FOUR WERE RELEASED ON BAIL ON THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAY. THE FOUR ARE EDI [...]	2001-08-16 13:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI PHUM
01HARARE2439	CHANGE IN CHARGES AGAINST DAILY NEWS JOURNALISTS [...] THE CHARGES AGAINST THE FOUR JOURNALISTS FROM THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" WERE CHANGED LATE ON AUGUST 16. THE FOUR JOURNALISTS (EDITOR GEOFF NYAROTA, DEPUTY EDITOR BILL SAIDI, NEWS EDITOR JOHN GAMBANGA AND REPORTER SAM MUNYAVI) ARE NOW CHARGED WITH "DISTRIBUTION OR CIRCULATIO [...]	2001-08-17 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI PHUM
01HARARE2455	MEDIA REPORT -- DR. MICHAEL SWANGO CASE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY 'THE CHRONICLE' DEDICATED ITS AUGUST 15 EDITORIAL TO A CALL FOR THE EXTRADITION OF AMCIT DR. MICHAEL SWANGO, NOW SERVING LIFE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02455 201428Z SENTENCE IN COLORADO FOR KILLING PATIENTS IN T [...]	2001-08-20 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2457	ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL GENERATES SIGNIFICANT [...] THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY BILL 2001 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02457 01 OF 02 201507Z CONTINUES TO DOMINATE HEADLINES IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. LAST WEEK PRESIDENT MUGABE LASHED OUT AT THE U. S. AND OTHER WESTERN NATIONS HE SA [...]	2001-08-20 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZI
01HARARE2480	UNDP AND DONORS MEET ON FOOD AID FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO MET WITH A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE DONOR COMMUNITY ON AUGUST 20 AT THE FORMER'S INVITATION TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS ON THE FOOD AID FRONT. THE GROUP FOCUSED IN SEQUENCE ON THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CRISIS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A HUMANITARIAN SECRE [...]	2001-08-22 11:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EAGR ZI
01HARARE2490	HARASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS CONTINUES - THREE NEW [...] ON AUGUST 21 AND 22 ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) PICKED UP, QUESTIONED AND LAID CHARGES AGAINST THREE JOURNALISTS IN HARARE. 2. ON AUGUST 21, TWO JOURNALISTS FROM THE WEEKLY "THE MIRROR" WERE QUESTIONED BY POLICE ABOUT A REPORT IN THE AUGUST 17 EDITION OF THEIR NEWSPAP [...]	2001-08-23 09:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2493	MEDIA REPORT RACISM CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS AUGUST 23 EDITORIAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM TO BE HELD IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, ON AUGUST 31. UNDER HEADLINE "POLITICAL POSTURING THREATENS RACISM TALKS," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "SO WHAT IF THE [...]	2001-08-23 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2497	RULING PARTY CRITICIZES ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" REPORTS ON AUGUST 23 THAT THE RULING ZANU PF PARTY WILL PRESENT A MOTION IN PARLIAMENT ON AUGUST 28 TO "CONDEMN AND OPPOSE" THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "GUMBO TO MOVE MOTION ON ZIMBABWE [...]	2001-08-23 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2498	56TH UNGA: ZIMBABWE'S THINKING ON PRIORITIES IN EARLY [...] (U) DCM, ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, DELIVERED -- AND PROVIDED A NON-PAPER CONTAINING -- REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON AUGUST 23 TO CLEOPHAS TSOKODAYI, THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. TSOKODAYI WAS SIPDIS ACCOMPANIED BY DESK OFFICER MARSHALL [...]	2001-08-23 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ZI
01HARARE2499	GLEANINGS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC HUSTINGS -- IT'S [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. INITIAL COURTESY CALLS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02499 01 OF 02 240558Z ON COUNTERPARTS IN THE FRENCH AND BELGIAN EMBASSIES HAVE REVEALED DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE EU RANKS OVER HOW TO PROCEED ON ARTICLE 8 NEGOTIATIONS WITH ZIMBAB [...]	2001-08-24 05:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2508	HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: PRELIMINARY [...] SUMMARY. POST UNDERSTANDS URGENCY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (HA); HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE WV PROPOSAL AS CURRENTLY PRESENTED TO BE A SUFFICIENT USG RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ELABORATED BELOW AND REQUEST ADVICE ON THE LIKELY LEVEL OF RESOURC [...]	2001-08-24 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ZI
01HARARE2548	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT REMAKING JUDICIARY IN ITS OWN IMAGE [...] (C) ZANU-PF IS PROCEEDING IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO FORCE INDEPENDENT-MINDED JUDGES OFF THE BENCH AND REPLACE THEM WITH SYMPATHETIC OR PLIANT JURISTS, ACCORDING TO A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE HIGH COURT BENCH. THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) IS REPORTEDLY WATCHING CERTAIN JUDGES VERY CLOSELY [...]	2001-08-29 12:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE2567	PROPOSAL FOR LIMITED, SPECIFIED TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN ADDITION TO ASSET SEIZURE AND TRAVEL SANCTIONS FOCUSED ON A SMALL NUMBER OF TOP GOZ CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02567 01 OF 03 301518Z OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RULE OF LAW (REF A),THE HARARE COUNTR [...]	2001-08-30 15:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CG ZI
01HARARE2576	BONGO CANCELS TRIP TO HARARE AT LAST MINUTE [...] (U) DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA OFFICIALLY OPENED THE 2001 HARARE AGRICULTURAL SHOW ON AUGUST 29. ACCORDING TO A PRESS REPORT, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE EVENT BUT CALLED OFF HIS TRIP AT SHORT NOTICE. GEORGE CHARAMBA, A SPOKESMAN IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, TOLD J [...]	2001-08-31 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2594	EDDISON ZVOBGO ON SANCTIONS, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON AUGUST 30, DCM AND POLOFF MET WITH EDDISON ZVOBGO, ZANU-PF KINGPIN FROM MASVINGO AND ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT ANTI-MUGABE MEMBERS OF ZANU-PF. ZVOBGO QUIZZED US ABOUT POSSIBLE U.S. SANCTIONS THAT MIGHT BE LEVIED AGAINST MUGABE/ZIMBABWE/ZANU-PF IN THE WAKE OF FAILED 2002 PRESI [...]	2001-09-04 12:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN PINR ZI
01HARARE2595	MEDIA REACTION U. N. RACE CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] LENGTHY EDITORIALS IN TWO GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED NEWSPAPERS FOCUS ON THE U. N. CONFERENCE ON RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND INTOLERANCE TAKING PLACE IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "RESOLVE EVILS OF RACISM AT U. N. TALKS," THE SEPTEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE DAILY " [...]	2001-09-04 13:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2620	MEDIA REACTION U. N. RACE CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 5 EDITORIAL TO THE U. N. CONFERENCE ON RACISM IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA. UNDER HEADLINE "DURBAN CONFERENCE: VICTORY FOR RACISM WOULD BE GHASTLY," THE EDITORIAL COMMENTS: 2. "MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT HELP SYMPATHIZING WITH THE SOUTH [...]	2001-09-05 14:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2660	MEDIA REPORT LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10 EDITORIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" AND THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FOCUS ON THE NIGERIAN-BROKERED AGREEMENT COVERING THE CONTROVERSIAL LAND REFORM PROGRAM IN ZIMBABWE. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADL [...]	2001-09-10 12:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2677	UNDP GATHERS KEY MEMBERS OF DIP CORPS; SOFT POSTURE [...] SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 6, UNDP BRIEFED DIPLOMATS ON LAND, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND ELECTIONS. WHILE LITTLE NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LAND AND FOOD SITUATION WAS PRESENTED, THE PICTURE PAINTED BY UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO WAS BLEAK. HE WAS ENCOURAGED REGARDING VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA'S ST [...]	2001-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ZI
01HARARE2682	MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S.; [...] THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED BLANKET COVERAGE IN BOTH THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE STATE-FUNDED NATIONAL BROADCASTING TELEVISION STATION, ZTV 1, SUSPENDED NORMAL PROGRAMMING YESTERDAY (SEPTEMBER 11) AFTERNOON WHEN CABLE NEWS NETWORK STARTED [...]	2001-09-12 12:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2701	MEDIA REACTION LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE - [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 13 EDITORIAL TO THE ABUJA LAND ACCORD BROKERED BY NIGERIA. UNDER HEADLINE "BEYOND ABUJA," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. ". . .IN SIGNING UP TO ABUJA, MUGABE MAY INDEED SEE THE PACT AS GIVING HIM BREATHING S [...]	2001-09-13 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2716	TFUSO1: MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE [...] SEPTEMBER 14 EDITORIALS IN THE ZIMBABWEAN PRINT MEDIA FOCUS ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. THE NEWSPAPERS ALSO CARRY LENGTHY OPINION PIECES ABOUT THE DISASTER. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "TERROR, VIOLENCE WON'T END WORLD'S CONFLICTS," THE INDEPENDENT DAI [...]	2001-09-17 05:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2731	SADC DIPLOMATS PROVIDE READOUT ON SEPTEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. CHARGE AND DCM HELD A SEREIS OF MEETINGS WITH THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS/COUNSELORS OF MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI, AND SOUTH AFRICA LATE LAST WEEK TO OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11 MEETINGS BETWEEN MUGABE AND THE ZIMBABWEANS AND SADC CHIEFS OF STATE. ALL THREE EXPRESSED SOME DEG [...]	2001-09-18 05:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2732	TFUS01: MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE STANDARD" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 16 EDITORIAL TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. UNDER HEADLINE "AN ATTACK ON CIVILIZATION," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. ". . .IN A DRAMATIC SERIES OF WELL-PLANNED, EXPERTLY COORDINATED AND UNSCRUPULOUSLY EXECUT [...]	2001-09-18 06:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2733	MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S.; [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY THE "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 17 EDITORIAL TO THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. UNDER HEADLINE "INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM A THREAT TO ALL," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE U. S. LAST WEEK IS BOUND T [...]	2001-09-18 06:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2743	DISCUSSION OF IFES EXPULSION WITH MFA [...] (C) IN A SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING WITH MFA DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE, CHARGE ROTH RAISED U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXPULSION OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES -- REF B),AND PROVIDED A COPY OF THE EMBASSY'S SEPTEMBER 13 D [...]	2001-09-18 13:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV ZI
01HARARE2760	ZIMBABWE NIXES INITIAL VISIT BY EU ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) EU ACTING CHIEF OF MISSION ALEX KREMER, ACCOMPANIED BY BRUSSELS-BASED EU STAFFER TIM SHEEHY, DESCRIBED TO POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON SEPTEMBER 17 THE HEADACHES EXPERIENCED BY THE EU IN TRYING TO GET A NINE-PERSON TECHNICAL TEAM ON THE GROUND TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SUSTAINED ELECTION OB [...]	2001-09-19 12:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV ZI
01HARARE2769	MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S.; [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 20 EDITORIAL TO THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES. UNDER HEADLINE "TARGETING ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE CAN BE DANGEROUS," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ACTED QUICKLY TO DOU [...]	2001-09-20 09:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2771	TFUS1: MEDIA REPORTING ON TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO CARRY OPINION PIECES AND OP-ED ARTICLES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 BOMBINGS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. THESE ARTICLES BOTH REFLECT AND LEAD ZIMBABWEAN POPULAR OPINION ON THE ATTACKS. IN GENERAL, THE ZIMBABWEAN MOOD IS [...]	2001-09-20 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2793	MEDIA REPORT BELLAMY ON DEMOCRACY BILL AFTER [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" AND THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" COVERED THE SEPTEMBER 20 AMERICAN EMBASSY TELEVISION INTERACTIVE CENTERING ON AFRICAN DIPLOMACY AFTER THE TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S. WITH MR. WILLIAM M. BELLAMY, ACTING ASSISTANT SECR [...]	2001-09-24 06:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2813	MEDIA REPORT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON U. S. [...] THERE HAS BEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED OUTPOURING OF LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PUBLISHED IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, CENTERING ON THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. SAMPLES OF THE LETTERS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "INJUSTICE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWE [...]	2001-09-25 05:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2814	TFUS01: MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE STANDARD" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 16 EDITORIAL TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. UNDER HEADLINE "AN ATTACK ON CIVILIZATION," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. ". . .IN A DRAMATIC SERIES OF WELL-PLANNED, EXPERTLY COORDINATED AND UNSCRUPULOUSLY EXECU [...]	2001-09-25 05:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2871	UNDP RESREP ON ABUJA AGREEMENT, UN ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) VICTOR ANGELO, THE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HOSTED A SEPTEMBER 26 BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS OF WESTERN DIPLOMATS TO UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS CONCERNING THE ABUJA ACCORDS (AA). HE HAD HOSTED EARLIER IN THE DAY A MEETING WITH THE G-77 TO DISCUSS THE SAME TOPIC. HE DESCRIBED SIX CONCERNS [...]	2001-09-28 07:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2939	MFA DECLINES TO SAY "YES" OR "NO" ON ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) IN AN OCTOBER 2 MEETING WITH MFA EUROPE AND AMERICAS DIVISION DIRECTOR JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE, CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, REITERATED PREVIOUS EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN OVER THE GOZ'S TREATMENT OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES). (N.B. [...]	2001-10-03 13:24:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2970	MDC MP PREDICTS JANUARY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) IN A BRIEF SEPTEMBER 27 CONVERSATION WITH POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DAVID COLTART SHARED HIS VIEWS ON SEVERAL SIMMERING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS. REGARDING THE STILL UNSCHEDULED 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE MDC MP SAID IT WOULD BE [...]	2001-10-05 08:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE2984	ABUJA AGREEMENT MINISTERS SEEK A MEETING IN [...] (C) BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER DONNELLY INFORMED DCM ON OCTOBER 5 THAT THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERS PRESENT AT THE MEETING THAT PRODUCED THE ABUJA AGREEMENT ARE SEEKING A FOLLOW-UP ENCOUNTER IN HARARE SOMETIME THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 7. HE SAID THAT THE INTENT WAS TO KEEP THE ABUJA PROCESS MOVING I [...]	2001-10-05 09:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3004	TFUS1 - PD; MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST [...] EDITORIALS IN THE OCTOBER 9 EDITIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" AND THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FOCUS ON THE UNITED STATES-LED STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. FULL EDITORIAL TEXTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "U. S. GOVERNMENT MUST ACT CORRECTLY," T [...]	2001-10-09 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE3047	MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 11 EDITORIAL TO THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES ON TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR AND PEACE," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AIR STRIKES AGAINST TARGETS IN [...]	2001-10-12 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE3063	MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO WIRE ARTICLES BY REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. THE NATIONAL STATE-RUN TELEVISION STATION, ZTV I, IS CARRYING CABLE NEWS NETWORK [...]	2001-10-16 05:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3123	MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "HE WHO SHELTERS A THIEF DIES WITH THE THIEF," THE OCTOBER 18 EDITION OF THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" CARRIED THE FOLLOWING OPINION PIECE BY SAUL GWAKUBA NDLOVU UNDER HIS COLUMN "A VIEW FROM THE MATOPOS": ". . .IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT SOME GOVERNMENT [...]	2001-10-19 05:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3131	PRESIDENT MUGABE AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TERRORISM, LAND, [...] (C) IN AN HOUR-LONG MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN ON OCTOBER 18, PRESIDENT MUGABE THANKED THE U.S. FOR ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING ZIMBABWEAN INDEPENDENCE AND FOR ITS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE 1980. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON AND [...]	2001-10-19 11:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3158	MEDIA REPORT STRIKE AGAINST TERROR OPINION PIECES; [...] THE OCTOBER 21 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED TWO OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U.S. AND THE U.S.-LED STRIKE AGAINST TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN. 2. UNDER HEADLINE "WHAT GOES ROUND COMES AROUND," THE [...]	2001-10-23 07:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3197	PAPER CRIES FOUL AS POLICE ARREST VENDORS [...] IN THE LAST WEEK ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPER VENDORS ON WORKING HARARE'S STREETS. POLICE CLAIM THEY ARE ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR "BLOCKING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES." A COMMON SIGHT IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, NEWSPAPER VENDORS STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF ST [...]	2001-10-25 05:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3221	ZIMBABWE: NOT TOO LATE FOR FREE AND FAIR [...] (U) IN AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING, AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN MET WITH MASVINGO SOUTH MP AND LONG-STANDING ZANU-PF POLITICIAN EDDISON ZVOBGO ON OCTOBER 19. AMBASSADOR WAS JOINED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF. AMBASSADOR AND ZVOBGO QUICKLY FOUND COMMON GROUND: BOTH HAD ATTENDED TUFTS UNIVERSITY IN THE U [...]	2001-10-26 10:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3235	MEDIA REPORT COMMONWEALTH MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENT" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 25 EDITORIAL TO THE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE THIS WEEK BY A TEAM FROM THE COMMONWEALTH. UNDER HEADLINE "OPEN LETTER TO COMMONWEALTH MINISTERS," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "DURING YOUR FLEETING VISIT TO ZIMBABWE THERE [...]	2001-10-29 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3236	MEDIA REPORT - COMMONWEALTH AND EU PRESSURES ON [...] EDITORIALS IN THE OCTOBER 25 EDITIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE," AND THE TWO GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILIES "THE HERALD" AND THE "CHRONICLE," FOCUS ON ZIMBABWE'S RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMONWEALTH. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE [...]	2001-10-29 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM OCII
01HARARE3240	ABUJA II: COMMONWEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE OCTOBER 25 TO 27 VISIT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVEN COMMONWEALTH (CW) COUNTRIES AND THE CW SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWED PROGRESS ON COMMITMENTS AGREED TO BY THE GOZ ON LAND REFORM, RULE OF LAW, AND ATTENDANT ISSUES AS OUTLINED IN THE ABUJA AGREEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 6 (REFTEL). OU [...]	2001-10-29 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PGOV ZI
01HARARE3241	MEDIA REPORT ABUJA COMMONWEALTH FOLLOW-UP; [...] FOLLOWING THE VISIT LAST WEEK BY A COMMONWEALTH TEAM TO ZIMBABWE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COUNTRY IS MEETING ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER A NIGERIAN-LED LAND AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ABUJA ON SEPTEMBER 6, ALL THREE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 28 CARRIED EDITORIALS CENTERING ON [...]	2001-10-30 06:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3250	AF PDAS DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE CRISIS WITH MDC LEADER AND [...] (C) AF PDAS MARK BELLAMY MET WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION, AND OTHER KEY PLAYERS DURING A TWO-DAY VISIT TO HARARE OCTOBER 24-26. MANY OF HIS INTERLOCUTORS INDICATED THAT GOVERNMEN [...]	2001-10-31 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3253	MEDIA REPORT: ZIMBABWE REACTS TO EU CONCERN [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 31 EDITORIAL TO THE STANDOFF BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION OVER OBSERVERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. UNDER HEADLINE "EU BULLDOZING STANCE UNFORTUNATE," THE PAPER COMMENT [...]	2001-10-31 12:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3263	EU'S NEXT STEPS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) THE EU WILL FORMALLY NOTIFY THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF ITS DECISION TO MOVE TO ARTICLE 96 DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE COTONOU AGREEMENT. THE GOZ WILL HAVE 15 DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PARTICIPATE, THEN UP TO 60 DAYS (I.E. LATE JANUARY) TO ADDRESS EU CONCERNS IN FIVE BROAD CATE [...]	2001-10-31 15:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3272	MEDIA REPORT ABUJA LAND AGREEMENT; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" USED ITS NOVEMBER 1 EDITORIAL TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE TO SUPPORT THE ABUJA LAND. UNDER HEADLINE "THE WAY FORWARD," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "NOTHING COULD BE MORE TRAGIC FOR ZIMBABWE THAN THE DELIBERATE MISINFORMATION [...]	2001-11-01 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3277	ANTI-TERROR OP-ED BY AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN [...] AN OP-ED BY AMBASSADOR JOSEPH SULLIVAN RECEIVED PROMINENT PUBLICATION IN TWO INFLUENTIAL ZIMBABWEAN NEWSPAPERS ON NOVEMBER 1. THE PRIVATELY-OWNED "DAILY NEWS" CARRIED THE PIECE AS THE ONLY OPINION PIECE ON THEIR OP-ED PAGE. THE PRIVATELY OWNED WEEKLY "FINANCIAL GAZETTE" [...]	2001-11-02 05:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI
01HARARE3286	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY DUE TO TABLE LEGISLATION [...] (C) IN A LUNCH MEETING WITH POLOFF NOVEMBER 1, NEW DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER PAUL MANGWANA -- AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT -- REVEALED THAT HIS MINISTRY IS CURRENTLY DRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN FOREIGN FUNDING CHANNELED THROUGH NGOS FOR "POLITICAL TASKS," SUCH AS VOTER EDUCATION. H [...]	2001-11-02 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3301	MEDIA REPORT - NEW YORK COURT DECISION ON [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" DEDICATED ITS NOVEMBER 3 EDITORIAL TO THE RECENT DEFAULT JUDGEMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE ISSUED BY AN U.S. FEDERAL COURT. THE RULING THAT PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE RULING ZANU- [...]	2001-11-05 13:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3302	MEDIA REPORT CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO RUN OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE WAR AGAINST TERROR. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "NEW FACE OF TERRORISM TARGETS EVERYBODY," THE NOVEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED THE FOLLOWING PIECE BY [...]	2001-11-05 13:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3324	MEDIA REPORT - TELEPRESS CONFERENCE GENERATES [...] ON OCTOBER 31 POST HOSTED A TELEPRESS CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE THE TOPIC "PRESS FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY IN TIMES OF NATIONAL CRISIS: HAVE THE RULES CHANGED SINCE SEPTEMBER 11?" THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS MEDIA FREEDOM ISSUES AND AN OPPOR [...]	2001-11-07 07:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3330	MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY HOLDS FORTH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON NOVEMBER 6, AMBASSADOR PAID AN INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON WILLARD CHIWEWE, PERMANENT SECRETARY (AND THIRD-RANKING OFFICER) AT THE MINISTRY OF SIPDIS FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AFTER INITIAL EXCHANGES ON THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM AND GOZ COOPERATION IN PROTECTING AMCITS AFFECTED BY TH [...]	2001-11-07 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE3335	AMBASSADOR, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT DISCSS DRC, ELECTION [...] (C) INTHE AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON SPEAKER O PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ON NOVEMBER 6, MNNGAGWA SAID THAT THE GOZ WAS PRESSING DRC PRESIDNT KABILA TO DEMOCRATIZE INSTITUTIONS, TO PARTICPATE IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, AND TO PLA FOR ELECTIONS. THE SPEAKER ASKED THAT WE SH [...]	2001-11-07 14:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3353	DAILY NEWS EDITOR GEOFF NYAROTA ARRESTED [...] GEOFF NYAROTA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE PRIVATELY OWNED DAILV "THE DAILY NEWS," AND HIS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER WILF MBANGA WERE ARRESTED ON NOVEMBER 8. DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ARRESTED BOTH MEN AT THEIR HOMES AT 0600 HOURS. THE TWO WERE PICKE [...]	2001-11-09 10:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3356	ZIMBABWE MOVES TO PROHIBIT INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-09 11:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3365	MEDIA REPORT 2002 PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT; HARARE [...] ALTHOUGH NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL POLL DUE EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS STARTED RUNNING EDITORIAL COMMENTARIES FOCUSING ON THE LANDMARK PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT. FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS FOCUSING ON THE DEBATE OVER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS [...]	2001-11-13 12:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3366	MEDIA REPORT U.S. AND EU UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS NOVEMBER 6 EDITORIAL TO DENOUNCE THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR ALLEGEDLY "GANGING UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE." UNDER HEADLINE "GANGING UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE WON'T WORK," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "WHAT IS IT THAT [...]	2001-11-13 12:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3367	AMBASSADOR AND VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA DISCUSS [...] (C) IN AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN'S INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH MSIKA ON NOVEMBER 8, THE VICE PRESIDENT OFFERED HIS VIEW OF ZIMBABWE'S RECENT HISTORY AND A SPIRITED DEFENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S (GOZ) RECORD ON RULE OF LAW AND LAND REFORM. HE PLEDGED CONTINUED SUPPORT OF [...]	2001-11-13 14:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3379	MEDIA REACTION CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE NOVEMBER 11 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED A LENGTHY OP-ED PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR WILL NOT SOLVE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WOES," MARUMA ARGUES: 2. "TH [...]	2001-11-14 07:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3380	DAILY NEWS EDITOR RELEASED, TRAVELS TO U.S. [...] DAILY NEWS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GEOFFREY NYAROTA AND HIS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER WILFRED MBANGA WERE RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AFTER APPEARING IN COURT AND BEING CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF CONTRAVENING A SECTION OF THE ZIMBABWE INVESTMENT CENTER (ZIC [...]	2001-11-14 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3383	PRIVATE WEEKLY CRITICIZED CHANGES TO ELECTORAL ACT [...] THE PRIVATELY OWNED WEEKLY "THE STANDARD" DEDICATED ITS NOVEMBER 11 EDITORIAL TO THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO ZIMBABWE'S ELECTORAL ACT. UNDER HEADLINE "MASSIVE FRAUD IN THE MAKING," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "AMENDMENTS APPROVED THIS WEEK TO THE ELECTORAL ACT BY THE G [...]	2001-11-14 07:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3400	WAR VETERAN MURDER SPARKS GOZ CRACKDOWN ON MDC AND UNREST [...] (C) GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BLAMED THE MURDER OF A SENIOR WAR VETERAN IN BULAWAYO ON THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AND HAS MOVED TO ARREST A NUMBER OF PARTY OFFICIALS. MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHMAN NCUBE REJECTED THE ALLEGATIONS AS SIPDIS "UTTER RUBBISH," WHILE MDC PRESIDENT M [...]	2001-11-14 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3404	POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL ELECTIONS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MUGABE GOVERNMENT HAS INTENSIFIED ITS VIOLENCE AND EFFORTS TO DOMINATE ELECTION PROCEDURES AND HAS NOT BEEN DETERRED BY THREATS OF SANCTIONS. HARSH METHODS, NOTWITHSTANDING, ZANU-PF IS STILL VERY HARD- PRESSED BY A RESILIENT MDC OPPOSITION, BOLSTERED BY ZIMBABWE'S CONTINUING E [...]	2001-11-15 06:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE343	ZIMBABWE VIEW ON KABILA'S APPARENT [...] (C) CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO THE ACTING PERMSEC IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR. NGONI CHIDEYA THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 17. THE CHARGE PRESSED OUR DESIRE FOR THE ADHERENCE TO THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT IN THE WAKE OF THE APPARENT AS [...]	2001-01-17 15:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE3437	EMBASSY ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PEACE [...] ON NOVEMBER 15, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND THE DELIVERY OF A DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE EMBASSY ANNOUNCED THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE PEACE CORPS PROGRAM IN ZIMBABWE. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. THE [...]	2001-11-16 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
01HARARE3439	AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH INFLUENTIAL ZANU-PF [...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 12 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR AND POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER SOLOMON MUJURU SAID HE WAS PROUD OF HIS ROLE IN ENSURING THAT THE SEPTEMBER BY- ELECTION IN CHIKOMBA (HIS HOME BASE) WAS THE MOST PEACEFUL BY- ELECTION SINCE JUNE 2000. HE TOLD US THAT [...]	2001-11-17 07:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3450	MEDIA REACTION CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE NOVEMBER 11 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED A LENGTHY OP-ED PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR WILL NOT SOLVE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WOES," MARUMA ARGUES: 2. "TH [...]	2001-11-19 09:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3463	UNEASY CALM RETURNS TO BULAWAYO AS CRACKDOWN ON MDC [...] (C) IN A SEVERAL-HOUR RAMPAGE THROUGH BULAWAYO ON NOVEMBER 16, WAR VETERANS AND ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS BURNED TO THE GROUND THE OPPOSITION MDC'S OFFICE, RANSACKED THE OFFICE OF THE CITY'S MAYOR, BEAT THOSE SELLING AND READING INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, AND SMASHED CAR WINDSHIELDS. THEY WERE ESCORTED [...]	2001-11-19 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE349	INITIAL ZIMBABWEAN THINKING ON NEXT STEPS IN DRC [...] (C) CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON JANUARY 18 TO SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF REFRAINING FROM OFFENSIVE ACTION AND OF INCLUDING RWANDA AND UGANDA IN DISCUSSIONS ON THE WAY FORWARD. MNANGAGWA WAS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S DRC SPECIAL [...]	2001-01-18 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE3505	MEDIA REACTION "WPRLD PRESS REVIEW" ARTICLE ON BIN [...] UNDER HEADLINE "OSAMA BIN LADEN, A BRAINCHILD OF CIA," THE NOVEMBER 17 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" LIFTED THE FOLLOWING PROPAGANDA ARTICLE BY RANJIT BHUSHAN FROM THE WORLD PRESS REVIEW (VOL. 48, NO 11): 2. "IRONIC AS IT MAY SOUND, OSAMA BIN LADEN. [...]	2001-11-21 14:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3511	CASE AGAINST DAILY NEWS EDITOR DISMISSED [...] CHARGES AGAINST THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" EDITOR- IN-CHIEF GEOFF NYAROTA AND HIS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER WILF MBANGA WERE DISMISSED ON NOVEMBER 16 FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE. THE RULING BY HARARE MAGISTRATE WESTON NYAMWANZA INCLUDES LIFTING OF ALL BAIL CONDITIONS. 2. NYAROTA A [...]	2001-11-21 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM

01HARARE3527	AMBASSADOR, ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF INFORMATION NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA DISCUSS ZDERA, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SENIOR ZANU- PF OFFICIAL NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA SAID THE GOZ WANTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE USG, AND HE URGED THAT THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA),CURRENTLY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BE TAKEN "OFF THE AGENDA." [...]	2001-11-23 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR
01HARARE353	BRITISH INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEATH [...] (C) BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IAN HAY- CAMPBELL (PROTECT) SHARED THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00353 01 OF 02 181550Z CLASSIFIED "RESTRICTED," THAT HE HAD RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED JANUARY 18 WITH RESPECT TO THE DEATH OF PRE [...]	2001-01-18 15:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CG UK
01HARARE3530	GOVERNMENT-OWNED RADIO ABOLISHES CALL-IN CURRENT [...] THE STATE-OWNED ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) HAS CONVERTED ONE OF ITS FOUR RADIO STATIONS INTO AN 18-HOUR PER DAY SPORTS CHANNEL. THE NEW CHANNEL, NAMED "SPORTS FM," OCCUPIES THE FREQUENCY FORMERLY USED BY RADIO Â [...]	2001-11-26 05:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3533	HERALD WARNS OF U.S.-ZIMBABWE "DIPLOMATIC ROW" [...] THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" PUBLISHED A PAGE-ONE STORY ON NOVEMBER 23 ASSERTING THAT A "DIPLOMATIC ROW" WAS IMMINENT BETWEEN THE US AND ZIMBABWE. THE SUBJECT OF THE "ROW" IS A "LETTER" THE US SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IN PROTEST OF "WIDESPREAD BEATING O [...]	2001-11-26 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3539	PRESIDENT MUGABE WALKS OUT ON EU TEAM [...] (C) A SENIOR EU TEAM HAD A VERY ROCKY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE ON NOVEMBER 23. THE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN A NORMAL DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION OF THE DRC INTERNAL DIALOGUE AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF FOREIGN TROOPS IN DRC, BUT MUGABE BECAME INCREASINGLY IRRITATED AS THE CONVERSATION SHIFTED TO THE [...]	2001-11-26 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3547	MEDIA REPORT -- GOZ "FIGHTING TERRORISM" [...] GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PORTRAY THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA AS "TERRORISTS." GOZ OFFICIALS, INCLUDING PRESIDENT MUGABE AND INFORMATION MINISTER MOYO, HAVE RECENTLY DESCRIBED THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),ITS [...]	2001-11-27 05:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3550	BULAWAYO AFTER NOVEMBER 16 - A CHANGED CITY [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: MBOFF VISITED ZIMBABWE'S SECOND CITY ON NOVEMBER21 TO GAUGE THE SITUATION IN THE WAKE OF THE NOVEBER 16 VIOLENCE AND TO MEET WITH AMERICAN CITIZES TO DISCUSS THEIR SAFETY. ON THE SURFACE, THE ITY APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, BUT THERE S A NEW AND WIDESPREAD SENSE OF TE [...]	2001-11-27 07:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ZI
01HARARE3558	EXPECT HUGE VOTER TURNOUT IN ZIMBABWE, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 26, AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, MET MASIPULA SITHOLE, THE CHAIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, COLUMNIST, AND DIRECTOR OF THE HARARE-BASED MASS PUBLIC OPINION INSTITUTE. SITHOLE REPORTED THAT HIS ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY COMPILING [...]	2001-11-27 15:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3597	MDC WILL NOT BOYCOTT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 27 THAT RAMPANT MANIPULATION OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND INTENSIFYING VIOLENCE AGAINST OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CONFIRM THAT THE RULING PARTY IS PREPARED TO WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY ANY MEANS. DESPITE THE UNLIKELY PROSPECT [...]	2001-11-30 09:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3601	ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY ACT MAKES FRONT PAGES [...] ON NOVEMBER 30 BOTH THE PRIVATELY OWNED "DAILY NEWS" AND THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED "HERALD" GAVE FRONT-PAGE PLAY TO NEWS OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA). BOTH PAPERS HIGHLIGHTED CONGRESSMAN ED [...]	2001-12-03 06:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3602	GOZ APPROVES INFORMATION BILL [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS APPROVED THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL. THE BILL IS LIKELY TO BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT FOR CONSIDERATION WITHIN THE NEXT 10 DAYS. 2. THE BILL CONTAINS A NUMBER OF MEASURES PROVIDING FOR [...]	2001-12-03 06:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3630	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC) CHAIRMAN SOBUSA GULA-NDEBELE TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 29 THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND ZIMBABWEAN LAW ARE VAGUE ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ESC AND THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR ELECTIONS, AND ACKNOWLEDGED PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE TWO E [...]	2001-12-04 14:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3635	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ACTING PRESIDENT [...] (C) IN A DECEMBER 5 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MFA DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS DELIVERED A LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ACTING PRESIDENT SIMON MUZENDA. THIS IS LIKELY THE LETTER PROMISED BY ZANU-PF INFORMATION SECRETARY NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH TH [...]	2001-12-05 13:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL ZI
01HARARE3638	INDEPENDENT PRESS CRITICIZES INFORMATION BILL [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE STANDARD" USED ITS DECEMBER 2 EDITORIAL TO CRITICIZE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S NEW INFORMATION BILL. THE BILL IS NOW AWAITING CONSIDERATION BY PARLIAMENT. UNDER THE TITLE "INFORMATION BILL ABSOLUTE MADNESS," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "THE AC [...]	2001-12-06 06:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3643	MUGABE'S CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT MUGABE'S CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION AGAINST OPPONENTS OF ALL STRIPES CONTINUES AMID GROWING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE -- MOST NOTABLY FROM SOUTH AFRICA -- TO HALT THE SLIDE INTO CIVIL STRIFE. JUST IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DOZENS OF MDC SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED [...]	2001-12-06 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ZI
01HARARE3648	STATE-OWNED MEDIA CONDEMN ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY [...] STATE-OWNED MEDIA REPORTING ON THE HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) REFLECTS IS CRITICAL OF THE BILL. THE MAIN POINTS MADE BY THE STATE-OWNED BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA ARE THAT: - ZDERA IS A SANCTIONS BILL THAT WILL HURT THE PEOPL [...]	2001-12-07 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3651	ZIMBABWE REACTION TO HOUSE PASSAGE OF ZIMBABWE [...] THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' DECEMBER 4 PASSAGE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) WAS FRONT-PAGE NEWS IN ZIMBABWE ON DECEMBER 6. 2. GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" GAVE THE STORY ABOVE-THE-FOLD PLAY UNDER THE HEADLINE "ANTI-ZIM BILL PASSED." [...]	2001-12-07 09:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3661	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 10 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" PRINTED THE FULL TEXT OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001 AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON DECEMBER 4. THE TEXT OF THE BILL WAS PUBLISHED ACCURATELY AND FULLY. THE [...]	2001-12-11 06:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3666	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS DECEMBER 8 EDITORIAL TO CONDEMN THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001. UNDER HEADLINE "DEMOCRACY BILL, A BULLYING TACTIC," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. ". . .IT IS STRANGE THAT THERE SHOULD BE [...]	2001-12-11 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3672	A/S KANSTEINER MEETS WITH CROSS SECTION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 9, A/S KANSTEINER MET WITH A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF BULAWAYO SOCIETY TO DISCUSS THE RECENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THAT CITY, ONGOING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE DETERIORATING ECONOMY AND LOOMING FOOD SHORTAGES, PASSAGE [...]	2001-12-11 09:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINS ZI
01HARARE3679	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS DECEMBER 9 EDITORIAL TO CONDEMNING THE UNITED STATES FOR PASSING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2001. UNDER HEADLINE "LET'S PUT PROPHETS OF DOOM TO SHAME," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "THE IMPOS [...]	2001-12-12 10:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE368	ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT TO CONVENE DRC ALLIES [...] (C) CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DR. NGONI CHIDEYA, THE ACTING PERMANENT SECRETARY IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE MORNING OF JANUARY 19. DR. CHIDEYA HAD POSTPONED THE MEETING FROM JANUARY 18. THE CHARGE EMPHASIZED THAT THE USG HAS SI [...]	2001-01-19 09:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE3687	ZIMBABWE-US RELATIONS TAKE A BEATING IN [...] PERHAPS A BIT SLOW OUT OF THE GATE, GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE MEDIA AND INFORMATION RESOURCES ARE NOW FULLY ENGAGED IN CRITICISM OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. SOME OF THAT CRITICISM IS BASED ON DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF THE BILL. GOVERNMENT-OWNED ELECTRONI [...]	2001-12-12 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3690	A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO [...] (C) IN MEETINGS DECEMBER 10-11 WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, AND FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI -- AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER EXPLAINED ZDERA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. SIPDIS HE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT O [...]	2001-12-12 15:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE3691	SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE PLAYS IN HARARE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE LONG ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE DEALING WITH THE ZIMBABWEAN SITUATION TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 10 AND 11, LONG ON RHETORIC BUT SHORT ON RESULTS. THE GOZ MANAGED TO CONTROL BOTH THE AGENDA AND THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING, WHICH YIELDED A LARGELY TOOTHLESS [...]	2001-12-13 04:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
01HARARE3715	AGOA DECISION CONVEYED TO GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE [...] (U) POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON DECEMBER 13 TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE PERMANENT SECRETARY NICHOLAS NCUBE. POLCHIEF REPORTED THAT ZIMBABWE SIPDIS WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR AGOA BENEFITS IN 2002, DESCRIBED THE REASONS ELABORATED IN REFTEL, AND LEFT NCUBE WITH A NON- [...]	2001-12-13 11:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PHUM PREL ZI
01HARARE3724	ZIMBABWEAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF A/S KANSTEINER [...] SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER'S DECEMBER 8-11 VISIT TO ZIMBABWE GENERATED COVERAGE IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. REPORTS IN PRIVATELY OWNED PRINT MEDIA WERE FACTUAL. THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION DISTORTED ITS COVERAGE TO GIVE TH [...]	2001-12-14 08:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI
01HARARE3730	A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO [...] (C) DURING HIS DECEMBER 10-11 VISIT TO HARARE, AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MET WITH A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILSON SANDURA, UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF H [...]	2001-12-14 09:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3740	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE MAINSTREAM PRINT PRESS CONTINUES TO PUBLISH OPINION PIECES ON THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001. THIS WEEK THE ACT WAS INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA AT THE JUST-ENDED FIFTH ZANU PF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE IN VICTORIA FALLS. A QUICK SAMPL [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3741	MEDIA REPORT PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" USED ITS DECEMBER 14 EDITORIAL TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE TO ALLOW AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AND INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS TO SUPERVISE AND OBSERVE THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL POLL. UNDER HEADLINE "AN ELECTION NEEDS TO BE RECOGN [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3742	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" USED ITS DECEMBER 15 EDITORIAL TO HAIL THE JUST-ENDED FIFTH ZANU PF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE IN VICTORIA FALLS AS "A RALLYING POINT" FOR THE RULING PARTY TO FIGHT "21ST CENTURY BRITISH AND AMERICAN IMPERIALISM." UNDER HEADLINE [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3785	MEDIA REPORT AFRICA JOURNAL FEEDBACK; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 13 AFRICA JOURNAL ON "ZIMBABWE AT THE CROSSROADS" ATTRACTED ALL THE MAINSTREAM GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED MEDIA IN HARARE - ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) TELEVISION, "THE HERALD," AND THE ZIMBABWE INTER-AFRICA NEWS AGENCY (ZIANA) - AND THE COUNTRY' [...]	2001-12-19 07:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE3798	MEDIA REPORT -- MUGABE CRITICIZES U.S. IN STATE [...] PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE DEDICATED SEVERAL MINUTES OF HIS DECEMBER 18 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS TO CRITICISM OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA). MUGABE DESCRIBED THE BILL AS "REPUGNANT AND PROVOCATIVE" AND SAID THAT IT WAS ".A BOLD INSULT TO THE PEOPLE OF [...]	2001-12-19 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3814	CMAG DECISION A SHOCK FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) THE DEC 20 DECISION BY THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP(CMAG) "TO EXPRESS ITS DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE ESPECIALLY THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE, OCCUPATION OF PROPERTY, ACTIONS AGAINST THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEDIA AND POLITICAL INTIMIDATION" . (WHICH) "CO [...]	2001-12-22 04:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE450	ZIMBABWE TRIES TO MAINTAIN STATUS QUO IN DRC AS [...] (C) ON JANUARY 23, CHARGE SPOKE WITH THE PERMANENT SECRETARY IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SIPDIS WILLARD CHIWEWE, ABOUT THE DRC. CHIWEWE REITERATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00450 231455Z POINTS THAT SPEAKER MNANGAGWA HAD MADE TO US LAST W [...]	2001-01-23 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG
01HARARE488	POSITIVE ANSWER TO MALLOCH BROWN LETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE UNDP RESREP IN HARARE INFORMED HEADS OF MISSION AND AID DIRECTORS JANUARY 23 THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE UNDP ADMINISTRATOR'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUGABE ON BREAKING THE LAND REFORM IMPASSE, BUT EXPECTS A RESPONSE SOON. THE RESREP BELI [...]	2001-01-24 12:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ZI
01HARARE494	NO FORMAL MEETINGS YET BETWEEN DRC ALLIES AND [...] (C) POLOFF SPOKE TO MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWE MFA'S DRC DESK OFFICER, ON JANUARY 24. CHIKOROWONDO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM KINSHASA AND LUANDA, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00494 241418Z WHERE HE ACCOMPANIED PRESIDENT MUGABE TO KABILA'S FUNERAL AND THE [...]	2001-01-24 14:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG
01HARARE502	ZIMBABWE REMARKS ON WCAR PREPCOM MEETING IN DAKAR [...] (C) ON JANUARY 23, POST DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO ALFRED MUTIWAZUKA, THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE OF ZIMBABWE'S MFA. IN A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION WITH MUTIWAZUKA ON JANUARY 24, POLOFF LEARNED THAT ZIMBABWE IS SENDING JUSTICE MIN [...]	2001-01-24 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI ZI
01HARARE522	READOUT ON MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DCM OF THE BELGIAN EMBASSY IN HARARE PROVIDED A READOUT TO A SMALL GROUP OF DIPLOMATS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LOUIS MICHEL, WHICH TOOK PLACE THE EVENING OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00522 01 OF 02 251556 [...]	2001-01-25 15:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG
01HARARE524	DEALING WITH ROBERT MUGABE, THE CONSUMMATE SURVIVOR [...] (C) OVER THE NEXT YEAR, PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL FACE HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE IN 20 YEARS TO STAYING IN POWER. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN WHICH MUGABE INTENDS TO RUN, IS SLATED FOR EARLY 2002. HE MUST CONTEND WITH A SIZABLE AND RELATIVELY UNIFIED POLITICAL OPPOSITION, A COSTLY AND UNPOPULAR INT [...]	2001-01-26 09:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ZI
01HARARE573	ZIMBABWE LABOR FEDERATION LEADER SEEKS TO SEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) WILL HOLD ITS FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS IN FEBRUARY. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES, AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TOPICS. THE ISSUE OF ZCTU TIES TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) WILL NOT BE A FORMAL AGENDA I [...]	2001-01-30 07:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL EAGR PGOV EAID ZI
01HARARE603	AFTER MEETING MUGABE AND MUDENGE, AJELLO FINDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO MET WITH BOTH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE DURING HIS THREE DAY STAY IN HARARE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE NOT SURE WHAT THEY WANT IN TERMS OF A CONGOLESE LEADERSHIP. THE ZIMBABWEANS POINT TO A NUMBER OF UPCOMIN [...]	2001-01-31 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE618	ZIMBABWE SECURITY MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD CHARGE FEBRUARY 1 THAT ZIMBABWE IS COMMITTED TO THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS AND URGED THE US SECRET PAGE 02 HARARE 00618 01 OF 02 011309Z TO CONTINUE PLAYING A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN RESO [...]	2001-02-01 13:07:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE620	DANISH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MISSION [...] (C) THE DANISH UNDER SECRETARY FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION, AMBASSADOR CARSTEN STRAU, TOLD CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ON JANUARY 31 THAT DENMARK'S CONTINUED ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE DEPENDED ON THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE LETTER FROM UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ADMIN [...]	2001-02-01 14:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ZI
01HARARE671	DRC ALLIES HEADS OF STATE MEETING POSTPONED [...] (C) MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWE MFA'S DRC DESK OFFICER, INFORMED POLOFF FEBRUARY 8 THAT THE DRC ALLIES HEADS OF STATE MEETING DUE TO TAKE PLACE IN VICTORIA FALLS (REFTEL) HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT NUJOMA WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 8 MEETING BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING [...]	2001-02-08 14:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE672	SWEDISH AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS SWEDEN'S AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: RELATIONS BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND SWEDEN FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD SUSPENDED BILATERAL AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE RESPONDED ANGRILY, SAYING THAT HI [...]	2001-02-08 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PINR ZI SW
01HARARE743	ZIMBABWE'S PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE; A [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE (PSI) IS AN ALTERNATE LAND ACQUISITION, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IS BEING QUIETLY PROMOTED AS A COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH TO THE GOZ'S "FAST TRACK" PROGRAM. IT CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE BANK FUNDED BY COMM [...]	2001-02-13 14:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EAID PGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE750	THE FINANCE PERMSEC FEEDS US THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 13 NICHOLAS NCUBE, PERMANENT SECRETARY - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PAID A CALL ON US AT SIPDIS OUR INVITATION TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. WE KNOW NCUBE WELL, AS HE HAS BEEN A DEPENDABLE AND SOLID EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR FOR OVER [...]	2001-02-14 14:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE762	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE ENCOURAGED BY LUSAKA [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE IS VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE RESULTS OF THE SUMMIT HELD AMONG THE LUSAKA SIGNATORIES IN LUSAKA ON FEBRUARY 15 (REFTEL). BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MFA, TOLD POLOFF FEBRUARY 16 THAT THE SUMMIT OUTCOME WAS "VERY POSITIVE" AND "B [...]	2001-02-16 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE779	MUGABE DEFIANT AT NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION FOR [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE STRUCK A DEFIANT TONE FEBRUARY 19 AT HIS ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION FOR HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS. THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED THAT HE WOULD NOT PERMIT THE ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, INSISTING THAT ZIMBABWE WOULD NOT T [...]	2001-02-20 15:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE783	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE CONTINUES TO STALL ON [...] (C) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO TOLD CHARGE ON FEBRUARY 21 THAT HE STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED A FORMAL RESPONSE TO THE LETTER UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN SENT TO PRESIDENT MUGABE ON DECEMBER 15, 2000 (REFTEL). HE HAD HEARD THAT A LETT [...]	2001-02-21 10:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR PREL ZI
01HARARE788	ZIMBABWE NON-COMMITTAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) PER REF INSTRUCTIONS, POLOFF, ON FEBRUARY 21, DELIVERED TALKING POINTS TO MUNYARADZI MOTSI, THE ACTING UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MOTSI ASKED A FEW GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA TRIBUNAL [...]	2001-02-21 12:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE870	ZIMBABWE FULLY BACKS JMC AND IS EAGER FOR ITS [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 28, POLOFF CONVEYED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWEAN MFA'S PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) FOR THE DRC. CHIKOROWONDO RESPONDED THAT THE GOZ IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION (JMC) AND THE IDEA OF RELOCATING ITS HEADQUARTERS [...]	2001-02-28 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP EAID ZI CG
01HARARE873	MUGABE OFF TO BELGIUM [...] (C) ACCORDING TO BELGIUM EMBASSY FIRST SECRETARY ALEXIS DE CROMBRUGGHE, PRESIDENT MUGABE W7LL TRAVEL TO BELGIUM ON OR ABOUT MARCH 5. THE TRIP HAS ITS GENESIS IN BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LOUIS MICHEL'S JANUARY INVITATION TO FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO COME TO BELGIUM TO DISCUSS THE CONGO. MU [...]	2001-03-01 08:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG BE
01HARARE882	UN SPECIAL ENVOY MORJANE SPEAKS AT SADC [...] (C) ON MARCH 1, UNSG SPECIAL ENJOY MORJANE DELIVERED A SPEECH ON THE DRC TO THE SADC REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTER (RPTC) IN HARARE. MORJANE'S VISIT WAS ARRANGED BY UNITAR-GENEVA AND SPONSORED BY THE RPTC. THE RPTC'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, PETER VOETMANN, PROVIDED A READOUT TO POLOFF ON [...]	2001-03-01 16:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE969	MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL CRISIS SIPDIS AND WHAT CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE THE U.S. COULD PLAY, IF ANY, TO HELP RESOLV [...]	2001-03-09 15:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI SA MDC
01HARARE970	ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...]	2001-03-11 05:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY1082	DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST U.S. INTERFERENCE [...] A SMALL GROUP OF PEACEFUL STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS (APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 50 PERSONS) ARRIVED IN FRONT OF CONGEN AT 7:40 A.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, TO PROTEST RECENT CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION TARGETED AT VIETNAM. THE GROUP CARRIED SEVERAL BANNERS WITH SLOGANS SUCH AS "LONG LIVE THE [...]	2001-09-20 00:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY1181	CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 15, CG EMI YAMAUCHI MET WITH LE THANH HAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE (PC) OF HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC),ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND CONOFF. HAI EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE CG AND EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT SHE WOULD BE BOTH COMFORTABLE AND BUSY IN HCMC. HE SAID THE [...]	2001-10-17 05:24:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN PREL PGOV PTER VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY1183	FORMER SAIGON COMMUNIST PARTY CHIEF REFLECTS ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR JUDITH STROTZ, FORMER SAIGON COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY TRAN BACH DANG EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM. HE ALSO EXPRESSED HIS EXTREME DISAPPROVAL OF THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (PENDING BEFORE THE SENATE) BECAUSE, HE SAID, I [...]	2001-10-17 08:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER VM HUMANR CTERR
01HOCHIMINHCITY1265	HCMC PARTY COMMISSION ON IDEOLOGY AND CULTURE FAVORS FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-09 07:33:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL VN
01HOCHIMINHCITY1272	RELIGIOUS GROUPS AVOID CONFRONTATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-13 08:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL PINR VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1314	CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH HCMC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY: CG YAMAUCHI, ACCOMPANIED BY DPO AND POLOFF, PAID A NOVEMBER 20 COURTESY CALL ON MR. TIN HUU NGUYEN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE HCMC DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT (DPI). TIN STATED THAT THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA) WOULD INCREASE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN HCMC. TIN VOWED DPI WOULD [...]	2001-11-23 04:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY1316	DPO'S MEETING WITH STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: DPO MET WITH VO VAN CUONG, STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE (CPC),SIPDIS NOVEMBER 8, ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOFF AND CONOFF. CUONG SAID HCMC HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A "LAB" FOR PARTY POLICY FORMULATION, BUT STRESSED THAT FINAL ACTION ON "EXPERIMENTS" REST [...]	2001-11-23 09:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL VM BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1345	ON THE EVE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S VISIT: VINATEX HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE U.S. MARKET [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S PUSH TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01345 291026Z ENTER THE U.S. MARKET HAS ALREADY BEGUN, ACCORDING TO MR. LE QUOC AN, HEAD OF VIETNAM'S STATE-OWNED TEXTILE ENTERPRISES (VINATEX),AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL TEXTILE [...]	2001-11-29 10:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX PREL VM BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1381	RANKING POLITBURO MEMBER TALKS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: AS THE FOURTH-RANKING MEMBER IN VIETNAM'S POLITBURO, HO CHI MINH CITY'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET IS A MAJOR POLITICAL FORCE. IN A MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL, TRIET EMPHATICALLY DEFENDED VIETNAM'S RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. BUT HE INVITED CG TO [...]	2001-12-12 00:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HOCHIMINHCITY735	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS IN HCMC [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PETERSON PAID FAREWELL CALLS IN HCMC ON JUNE 11 AT THE CITY'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICE, AT THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS, AND AT THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE. THE AMBASSADOR REVIEWED THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, NOTING T [...]	2001-06-15 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD KIRF VM
01JAKARTA4285	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON JUSUF KALLA [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER ANDREW T. HINTZ FOR REASON 1.5 B, D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR TOLD PEOPLES' WELFARE COORDINATING MINISTER YUSUF KALLA ON NOVEMBER 30 THAT THE U.S. WANTS TO HELP INDONESIA SOLVE SEPARATIST AND OTHER CHALLENGES. KALLA SAID RECENTLY PASSED AUTONOMY LA [...]	2001-12-05 08:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV ID
01KINSHASA1610	HOW JOSEPH KABILA BECAME PRESIDENT; CONVERSATIONS [...] (S) WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT LAURENT KABILA'S GUNSHOT WOUNDS WERE FATAL, CHIEF OF STAFF GEORGES BUSE AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF JEAN MBUYU, IN CONSULTATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET, MET TO DECIDE ON A SUCCESSOR. THEY SETTLED ON HIS SON JOSEPH AS THE ONLY PERSON W [...]	2001-03-26 16:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA2795	KABILA ADDRESSES NATION, ANNOUNCES REFORMS [...] (C) PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA ADDRESSED THE NATION AT THE KIMBANGUIST CENTER MAY 17 ON THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF MOBUTU'S OVERTHROW. IN THIS, HIS FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS HERE SINCE HIS INAUGURATION ON JANUARY 26, KABILA ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES IN A BRIEF, LOW-KEY ADDRESS WHICH OFFERED FEW [...]	2001-05-17 13:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CG
01KINSHASA300	GDRC CLAIMS KABILA ALIVE [...] (U) THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS WAS SUMMONED TO THE OAU VILLAGE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 17. PRESIDENTIAL CHEF DE CABINET GEORGES BUSE PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING AND READ A SHORT COMMUNIQUE; HE WAS FLANKED BY GENERAL EDDY KAPEND AND KABILA ADVISOR AND COUNSEL JEAN MBUYU. 2. (U) BUSE SAID K [...]	2001-01-17 13:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA346	MEETING WITH JOSEPH KABILA [...] (C) CHARGE WAS CONVOKED FOR A MEETING WITH INTERIM HEAD OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL JOSEPH KABILA AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 18. THIS WAS NOT EXACTLY THE "KEEP IT IN CONFIDENCE" MEETING THAT CHARGE HAD BEEN TOLD JOSEPH KABILA SOUGHT (REFTEL). AMBASSADORS FROM THE OTHER UNSC PERMREP COUNTRIES (UK, FRANCE, [...]	2001-01-18 18:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA419	KABILA LAID TO REST [...] (C) SUMMARY --------------- IN A DIGNIFIED, WELL ORGANIZED SIX-HOUR CEREMONY, PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA WAS BURIED JANUARY 23 IN THE PRESENCE OF SIX AFRICAN PRESIDENTS, AND NEARLY A DOZEN OTHER HIGH-LEVEL FOREIGN DELEGATIONS ALMOST ALL OF WHOM DEPARTED KINSHASA BEFORE NIGHTFALL. SECURITY WA [...]	2001-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA440	POST-KABILA: FASHIONING A NEW REGIME [...] (C) WITH THE INITIAL SHOCK OF KABILA'S ASSASSINATION, AND NOW HIS BURIAL, BEHIND THEM, THE CONGOLESE POWER STRUCTURE IS STRUGGLING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THEIR NEW SITUATION AND MOVE AHEAD. --------------------------- 2. (C) KABILA'S ADVISERS --------------------------- IN THIS CONNECTIO [...]	2001-01-25 08:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA461	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH JOSEPH KABILA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ------------------ AMBASSADOR SWING MET WITH PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE JOSEPH KABILA FOR AN HOUR LATE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 25 AT KABILA'S OAU VILLAGE OFFICE. THE AMBASSADOR PRESENTED KABILA WITH PRESIDENT BUSH'S MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE AND OFFERED HIS OWN VERBAL CONDOLENCES ON THE DEA [...]	2001-01-26 10:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
01KINSHASA810	CONGO: "ROADMAP" TO A NEW RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) "NEW WINE IN NEW BOTTLES...?" ------------------------------------ IT WOULD BE IN OUR POLICY INTERESTS TO COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING EARLY IN BOTH THE NEW WASHINGTON AND KINSHASA ADMINISTRATIONS ON WAYS AND MEANS TO PUT US/CONGO (DRC) RELATIONS ON A NEW FOOTING. IN THIS REGARD, THE ROADMA [...]	2001-02-14 16:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
01KUALALUMPUR2464	MALAYSIA PROBES MISUARI TIES TO ABU SAYYAF GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: CONCERNED THAT ANY CHARGES FILED AGAINST NUR MISUARI HERE WOULD PROVOKE A DOMESTIC BACKLASH, MALAYSIAN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INSIST THEY ARE PREPARED TO DEPORT THE MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (MNLF) LEADER TO THE PHILIPPINES. NEVERTHELESS, MALAYSIA'A SECURITY APPARATUS IS INCR [...]	2001-11-28 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS MY RP
01KUWAIT3081	TFUS01: KUWAIT'S FOREIGN MINISTER: "BIN LADEN KNOWS [...] KUWAIT'S DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, SHAYKH SABAH AL-AHMAD, CONVOKED THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF OF THE KUWAITI NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES OCTOBER 10 TO DISCUSS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION. SHAYKH SABAH'S STATEMENTS WERE CARRIED OCTOBER 11 BY ALL PAPERS ON THE FRO [...]	2001-10-11 11:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KU
01KUWAIT3338	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - AND UBL SPEECH [...] (S) USAMA BIN LADEN'S NOVEMBER 3 STATEMENT WAS THE SPEECH OF A DESPERATE MAN DISAPPOINTED THAT HIS PREVIOUS STATEMENTS HAD NOT GENERATED GREATER SUPPORT IN THE MUSLIM WORLD, KUWAIT MFA UNDERSECRETARY AL-JARALLAH TOLD THE AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 4. AL-JARALLAH DID NOT EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE PR [...]	2001-11-04 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PTER AF KU
01KUWAIT3757	KUWAITIS DENOUNCE BIN LADEN [...] KUWAITI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OPINION LEADERS DENOUNCED THE BIN LADEN TAPE RELEASED BY THE PENTAGON DECEMBER 13. 2. ASKED HIS VIEW OF THE TAPE, KUWAIT'S ACTING PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER SHAYKH SABAH SAID: "EVERYONE WHO HEARS SUCH THINGS WILL DEFINITELY BE SHOCKED WHEN HE HEA [...]	2001-12-15 14:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KISL KU
01KUWAIT3821	KUWAITIS ARGUE TAPE OFFERS PROOF OF BIN LADEN'S [...] TWO INFLUENTIAL KUWAITIS WROTE COLUMNS RECENTLY ARGUING THAT THE TAPE OF BIN LADEN RELEASED BY THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONSTITUTED UNDENIABLE EVIDENCE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. A MEMBER OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND WELL-KNOWN COLUMNIST, FAISAL AL- ZAMEL, STATED THAT [...]	2001-12-23 11:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDMR KU
01LIBREVILLE603	OMAR BONGO AND THE GABONESE POLITICAL SCENE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFTER NEARLY 34 YEARS IN OFFICE, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO IS A WILY POLITICIAN WHO STILL HAS A FIRM GRIP ON POWER. HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY "THE BOSS" AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCLE OF FAITHFUL AND PANDERING ALLIES. MANY [...]	2001-04-23 15:34:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON GB
01LILONGWE1976	ENGAGING SADC IN GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST [...] (C) AT AN OCTOBER 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LILIAN PATEL PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE (REFTEL B),CHARGE ASKED PATEL HER VIEWS ON HOW SADC AND THE USG COULD COOPERATE IN THE GLOBAL COALITION ON TERRORISM. 2. (C) PATEL SAID THAT HER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B [...]	2001-10-19 16:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SADC MI
01LONDON5780	TFUS01: EMBASSY LONDON SITREP 11, 09/28/01 [...] (U) PM TONY BLAIR MET SEPTEMBER 27 WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BRITISH MUSLIM LEADERS AT DOWNING STREET AND ANNOUNCED, "JUST AS WE HAVE BUILT A POLITICAL AND MILITARY COALITION FOLLOWING THE EVENTS IN AMERICA, NOW WE HAVE ALSO TO BUILD A HUMANITARIAN COALITION TO DEAL WITH THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...]	2001-09-28 17:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV US UK
01LUSAKA2636	(U) OAU SUMMIT ENDS: ESSY SWORN IN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE OAU SUMMIT CLOSED MID-AFTERNOON JULY 11 IN LUSAKA. 41 HEADS OF STATE OR QOVERNMENT ATTENDED; WITHOUT QUESTION, LIBYA'S MOAMMAR QADHAFI WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW. THE SUMMIT LEADERS ISSUED AN EGREGIOUSLY IMBALANCED DECISION ON LOCKERBIE THAT HAD ORIGINALLY B [...]	2001-07-11 17:45:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA IS LY ZI UK
01MANAMA3641	AMIR TO SECRETARY POWELL ON AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (S) SUMMARY. BAHRAIN'S AMIR WELCOMES THE U.S. FOCUS ON REPLACING THE TALIBAN AND FORMING A BROAD-BASED GOVERNMENT. HE URGED THAT WE GET SOME FORM OF GOVERNMENT ON THE GROUND QUICKLY TO BECOME A LEGITIMATE SPOKESMAN FOR AFGHANISTAN AND TURN THE TALIBAN INTO INSURGENTS. WITH SUCH A STEP HE TH [...]	2001-10-29 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF BA
01MANILA6761	MISUARI TO USG "I'M NO TERRORIST" [...] (C) SUMMARY: NUR MISUARI HAS DECIDED TO REVERT BACK TO HIS ARMED SEPARATIST WAYS, BUT HAS SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE UNITED STATES CLAIMING THAT HE WILL NEVER BE A TERRORIST AND HAS NOT ALLIED HIS FORCES WITH THOSE OF THE ABU SAYYAF GROUP (ASG). A MISUARI EMISSARY HAS TOLD EMBASSY MANILA HE I [...]	2001-11-21 11:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MOPS PREL KISL PGOV RP
01PARIS11204	FRENCH VIEWS OF AFGHANISTAN'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (C) WE DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO FOREIGN MINISTER VEDRINE'S OFFICE AND TO MFA AFGHAN DESK OFFICER BRUCE BOURDON ON OCTOBER 11 AND FOLLOWED-UP WITH A MEETING WITH BOURDON ON OCTOBER 12. BOURDON TOLD US THAT THE FRENCH WERE ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR EU PARTNERS REGARDING AFGHANISTAN'S P [...]	2001-10-16 05:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AF FR PK PREL
01PRAGUE2892	CZECH RESPONSE: AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 13, WE BRIEFED THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S ASIA AND PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, IVAN JESTRAB, ON THE POINTS IN REFTEL ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. JESTRAB, WHO TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR ON NOVEMBER 1 AFTER SERVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THE CZECH AMBASSADOR IN NEW DELHI, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECI [...]	2001-11-14 16:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF EZ
01PRETORIA1173	THIN-SKINNED MBEKI WILL REQUIRE DEFT HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT ACTIONS AND STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENT MBEKI HAVE RAISED CAUTION FLAGS ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO ACCEPT CRITICISM AND MANAGE COLLEGIALLY. THE CHALLENGE FOR U.S. OFFICIALS WILL BE TO ACCEPT THIS IMPORTANT, BUT HYPERSENSITIVE, AFRICAN FIGURE AS HE IS, AND BUILD A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE. PO [...]	2001-02-23 15:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
01PRETORIA1599	SADC SUMMIT: SOUTH AFRICA HOPED FOR MORE ON ORGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MARCH 9 SADC SUMMIT DID NOT SELECT THE SUCCESSOR TO ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AS CHAIR OF THE ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY. SAG OFFICIALS INDICATED MARCH 13 THAT MBEKI PREFERRED THIS DECISION BE MA [...]	2001-03-16 05:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN SADC WA
01PRETORIA423	RCD-G'S INITIAL THOUGHTS ON JOSEPH KABILA [...] (C) THE CONGOLESE REBEL GROUP RCD-G IS WILLING TO WORK WITH NEWLY NAMED DROC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SO LONG AS HE ADHERES TO THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CEASE-FIRE, RCD-G REPRESENTATIVE TOMAS NZIRATIMANA TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 19. HOWEVER, NZIRATIMANA STRESSED THAT RCD-G [...]	2001-01-19 10:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CG ZI SF
01PRETORIA4997	NEXT STEPS IN THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE": THE [...] (C) THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT LAST JULY MERGED THE MAP AND OMEGA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO CREATE THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE." SAG DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAP/NAI ISSUES COORDINATOR DAVID MALCOMSON BRIEFED EMBOFFS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS PROCESS. INITIALLY A 15 NATION HE [...]	2001-08-24 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL SF
01PRISTINA1593	THACI SCENESETTER: LEADER LOOKING FOR APPROVAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN K. MENZIES, COM, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B&D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO (PDK) PRESIDENT HASHIM THACI IS CONCERNED THAT WASHINGTON IS NEITHER MUCH INTERESTED IN NOR FRIENDLY TOWARDS HIM, AND WILL SEEK DEMONSTRATIONS OF APPROVAL, LAR [...]	2001-09-11 07:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON NATO SR
01RANGOON1171	CHINESE QUIETLY SUPPORT REFORM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE CHINESE DCM TOLD US THE PRC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING POLITICAL DIALOGUE, AND BELIEVES THE MILITARY REGIME IS SINCERE IN ITS DEALINGS WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI (ASSK). WHILE HE STATED HIS BELIEF THAT OUTSIDE PRESSURE IS COUNTER- PRODUCTIVE, HE GAVE SOME REASON TO BELIEV [...]	2001-07-27 11:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM
01RIYADH2627	TFUS01: SAUDI REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 11 [...] ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 11, THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION): THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA EXPRESSES ITS CONDEMNATION OF THE REGRETTABLE AND INHUMAN EXPLOSIONS AND ATTACKS WHICH OCCURRED AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN NEW YORK AND THE PENTAGON I [...]	2001-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SA
01RIYADH3968	SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]	2001-12-12 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL SA
01SANAA5200	SALEH PROMISES PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS [...] SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 5. 2. (C) AMBASSADOR CALLED PRESIDENT SALEH UPON RECEIPT OF REFTEL. MAKING SUGGESTED POINTS, AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZED URGENT NEED FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY EFFORT AND SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS BY ROYG. SALEH RESPONDED THAT HE HAD ALREADY GEARED UP HIS SECURITY FORCES TO ASSURE [...]	2001-10-07 19:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER YM
01STATE126951	SECRETARY'S LETTER TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] CHARGE IS REQUESTED TO DELIVER THE LETTER IN PARA TWO BELOW TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER RASHID MEREDOV AT THE EARLIEST APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY. NO SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL FOLLOW. 2. BEGIN TEXT: DEAR MR. MINISTER: MY SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS TURKMENISTAN'S NEW FOREIGN [...]	2001-07-21 00:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL TX
01STATE157182	TASK FORCE SITREP 2 [...] (U) THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 2. (U) THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCES. 3. (U) POSTS SHOULD REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR KAREN HUGH [...]	2001-09-11 21:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL

01STATE157224	TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-12 10:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
01STATE176819	AFGHANISTAN'S POLITICAL FUTURE (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (C) ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. NOTING SPECIFICALLY THAT THESE ARE PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS, ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD REQUEST HOST COUNTRY INPUT. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD HAS MADE A SIMIL [...]	2001-10-11 01:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK
01STATE176853	AFGHANISTAN'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (C) ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. NOTING SPECIFICALLY THAT THESE ARE PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS, ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD REQUEST HOST COUNTRY INPUT. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD HAS MADE A SIMIL [...]	2001-10-11 02:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK
01STATE192153	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P (SEP). 2. (S) POSTS SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN IS FLUID. WITH EVENTS MOVING RAPIDLY, WE ASK POSTS TO REFRAIN FROM MAKING UNEQU [...]	2001-11-03 06:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL AF PTER
01STATE61624	TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DOHA. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (S) THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT DURING THE TALIBAN DELEGATION VISIT TO QATAR THE TALIBAN AND QATARIS MAY DISCUSS A TRIBUNAL OF MUSLIM SCHOLARS TO TRY USAMA BIN LADEN IN QATAR. REPORTEDLY, UNDER THIS FOR [...]	2001-04-07 00:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PTER QA AF
01TELAVIV4047	HAMAS: PICKING UP THE PIECES, GAINING BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: GAZA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND LONG-TIME HAMAS WATCHER ZIAD ABU AMR TOLD POLOFF JULY 24 THAT HAMAS' INFLUENCE "HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER" IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES. IN ABU AMR'S VIEW, DEVELOPMENTS ARE "LENDING CREDIBILITY TO THEIR IDEAS AND DISCOURSE." HAMAS' STATURE HAS AL [...]	2001-07-27 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS GZ
01THEHAGUE3267	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - DUTCH QUESTIONS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, CHARGE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DUTCH DEPUTY POLITICAL SECRETARY GENERAL HERMAN SCHAPER ON NOVEMBER 8 TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE AND HE WOULD APPRECIATE TALKING POINTS TO ADDRESS DUTCH QUESTIONS IN PARA 2 BELOW BY COB WASHINGTON TIME ON NOVEMBER 7. [...]	2001-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID EUN NL JA
01TUNIS325	GOVERNMENT SHAKE-UP: OBSERVERS SEE INCREASINGLY [...] (C) IN NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS SINCE THE JANUARY 23 GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLING (REFTEL),TUNISIAN AND DIPLOMATIC OBSERVERS HAVE ALMOST INVARIABLY DESCRIBED THE SHAKE-UP AS SOMETHING OF A GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS AND A SIGN OF PRESIDENT BEN ALI'S FIRM PERSONAL CONTROL OVER THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN [...]	2001-02-09 08:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM PHUM TS
01ULAANBAATAR1018	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (U) ON NOVEMBER 6, WE REVIEWED POINTS CONTAINED IN REFTEL WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER S. BATBOLD. HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD THE GOALS OF THE U. S. POLICY. HE ADDED THA HE APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND OUR REQUEST FO COMMENT BUT WOULD DEFER COMMENT FOR THE MOMENT. 2. (C) BATBOL [...]	2001-11-07 02:31:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF MG
01VATICAN1192	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...]	2001-03-02 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1261	DROC--VATICAN DEMARCHE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE CALLED IN CHARGE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01261 061419Z TO PRESENT A PRO MEMORIA ON THE SITUATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (FAXED TO EUR/WE 3/6). (NOTE: FOREIGN MIN [...]	2001-03-06 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CG VT
01VATICAN1286	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...]	2001-03-07 13:06:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1390	FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) CHARGE CALLED ON VATICAN DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS MONS. GIANNI D'ANIELLO ON MARCH 12 TO DISCUSS FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S MARCH 3-8 TRIP TO IRAN. D'ANIELLO, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FOREIGN MINISTER, [...]	2001-03-12 17:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF IT IS SY VT
01VATICAN1419	HOLY SEE SEEKS UNDERSTANDING ON MANAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE DOES NOT SHARE THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE BISHOP OF MOSTAR AND OTHER CROAT-NATIONALIST CLERGY IN B-H AND IT IS DOING THE UTMOST WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL LIMITS OF THE CHURCH TO CHANGE THEIR POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. OUR INTERLOCUTORS BELIEVE THE CLERGY'S VALID CONCERNS ON [...]	2001-03-13 17:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BH VT VTPREL
01VATICAN1436	CARITAS INTERNATIONAL ON CUBA - "CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET 2/7 WITH VATICAN NGO "CARITAS INTERNATIONAL" CUBA SPECIALISTS FOR A CONVERSATION ON CARITAS' HUMANITARIAN WORK IN CUBA. THE OFFICIALS WERE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY AND THE ROLE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THEY CLAIMED CARITAS CUBA ENJOY [...]	2001-03-14 16:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CU
01VATICAN1555	OPUS DEI TRIES TO CLARIFY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01555 201557Z 2. (C) THE CHANCELLOR OF THE PRELATURE OF OPUS DEI, FATHER TOM BOHLIN, CALLED CHARGE ON MARCH 15 AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. CHARGE AND BOHLI [...]	2001-03-20 16:08:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS PROP SOCI PU VT
01VATICAN1615	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...]	2001-03-23 13:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1744	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...]	2001-03-30 10:46:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT VTPREL
01VATICAN1745	VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING BUT PROTECTS THE CLONES [...] CHARGE AND POLITICAL ASSISTANT MET MARCH 23 WITH THE POPE'S THEOLOGIAN, FRENCH-BORN DOMINICAN MONK GEORGES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01745 311607Z COTTIER, TO DISCUSS THE CLONING OF HUMAN BEINGS. COTTIER AFFIRMED THE VATICAN POSITION THAT CLONING IS IMMORA [...]	2001-03-30 10:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
01VATICAN1907	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 31 - APRIL 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01907 071610Z CONTENTS: - NEW BELGRADE BISHOP WELCOMES MILOSEVIC ARREST - POPE WILL NOT STOP IN CYPRUS DURING MAY TRAVEL - NO CHANGES TO POPE'S EASTER WEEK [...]	2001-04-06 10:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SR CY VT
01VATICAN2022	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...]	2001-04-12 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL
01VATICAN2213	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 13 - 20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02213 212018Z CONTENTS: - POPE SPEAKS OUT ON MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - EASTERN FOCUS AT POPE'S EASTER MASS - POST-EASTER REST FOR POPE CUT SHORT - NEW VATICAN AMBA [...]	2001-04-20 11:31:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR IS VT MEPP
01VATICAN2459	THE VATICAN RAG [...] THE APRIL 28 - MAY 4 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY - UNDER A NEW TITLE. CONTENTS: - POPE APPEALS FOR END TO IRAQI EMBARGO - VATICAN STRESSES POSITIVE APPROACH TO GREECE - PUERTO RICAN BEATIFIED IN RECORD TIME - POPE SAYS WORLD LEADERS MUST CONTROL GLOBALIZATION -------- [...]	2001-05-04 13:04:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EFIN ECON IZ GR VTPREL
01VATICAN2499	UPDATE - SANT'EGIDIO BOSNIA CONFERENCE [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS A GUIDANCE REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA FIVE. 2. (C) PURSUANT TO REF C, CHARGE AND A/DCM MET IN THE AFTERNOON OF 5/4 WITH SANT'EGIDIO FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ANDREA RICCARDI TO DISCUSS HOW TO PUSH THE PACE OF THE PROPOSED INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE FOR BOSNIA. RICCARDI' [...]	2001-05-07 15:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK VT
01VATICAN2531	VATICAN NON-REACTIONS ON CHINA AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE POINTS ON APRIL 27 TO MONSIGNOR ROTA-GRAZIOSI, VATICAN CHINA DESK OFFICER. ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED USG APPROACH BUT RESPONDED THAT THE VATICAN MAINTAINED CAREFUL NEUTRALITY ON SECURITY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PRC AND TAIWAN AND DECLINED TO OFFER COMMENT. [...]	2001-05-09 07:08:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	VT CH PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR
01VATICAN2600	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 5 - MAY 11 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02600 01 OF 02 122002Z - VATICAN SAYS POPE'S ILL HEALTH PART OF HIS LEGACY - VATICAN DECLARES PAPAL VISIT TO GREECE AND SYRIA A SUCCESS - SWISS GUARD [...]	2001-05-11 12:37:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM GR SY VT VTPREL
01VATICAN2748	BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY TO VISIT VATICAN? [...] (C) AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GREATER INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY FOR BOSNIA'S CROAT MODERATE POLITICIANS (REF A),POST HAS TRIED TO CONFIRM THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE REQUEST BY FEDERATION OFFICIALS FOR AN INVITATION TO VISIT THE VATICAN (REF B). AS YET, WE HAVE BE [...]	2001-05-18 12:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK VT
01VATICAN2867	REINVIGORATING THE MEPP? KISSINGER VISITS THE VATICAN [...] No summary [...]	2001-05-25 15:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN2955	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...]	2001-06-01 14:43:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU
01VATICAN3027	CARDINAL PROTESTS G8, SEEKS [...] (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE, PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03027 060848Z 2. (U) CARDINAL DIONIGI TETTAMANZI OF THE GENOA ARCHDIOCESE IS PLANNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE G8 SUMMIT IN GENOA TO PROMOTE THE VATICAN'S VISION OF [...]	2001-06-06 08:15:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV VT
01VATICAN3118	VATICAN ENVOY VISITS ISRAEL; ISRAEL/VATICAN [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II DISPATCHED PIO CARDINAL LAGHI TO MEET ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SHARON AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN ARAFAT ON JUNE 2. VATICAN MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR MONS. GIOVANNI D'ANIELLO ACCOMPANIED LAGHI. CHARGE CALLED ON D'ANIELLO JUNE 6 FOR READ-OUT OF TRIP. D'ANIELLO SAID THAT [...]	2001-06-11 16:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN3119	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: BALKANS [...] (C) FOLLOWS IS AN EMBASSY DRAFT BACKGROUND PAPER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03119 111605Z POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN IS VIGOROUS AND ACTIVE IN THE GLOBAL PURSUIT OF PEACE, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN DE [...]	2001-06-11 17:08:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OPRC VT
01VATICAN3121	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: IRAQ [...] (C) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN CONDEMNED THE WEST'S PROSECUTION OF THE GULF WAR, AND IT HAS CONSISTENTLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03121 111605Z OPPOSED U.S. SANCTIONS POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. WE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. MANY FACTORS ARE INVOLVED I [...]	2001-06-11 17:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR VT
01VATICAN3137	ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION. WE RECEIVED THIS PROPOSAL FROM CARITAS BRINDISI, THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE VATICAN'S MAJOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT NGO. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 031 [...]	2001-06-12 11:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AL VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3149	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: MEPP [...] (C) BELOW IS DRAFT EMBASSY VATICAN BACKGROUND PAPER FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03149 121501Z --------------------------------------------- THE VATICAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ---------------- [...]	2001-06-12 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM XF VT
01VATICAN3297	THE VATICAN AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (U) THE VATICAN'S OVERRIDING CONCERN IN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03297 01 OF 02 201534Z MAINLAND CHINA IS ITS RIGHT TO MINISTER TO THE ESTIMATED 10 MILLION CATHOLIC POPULATION. THE VATICAN AND THE PRC DO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL RELATIONS. THE PRC REPUDIATES [...]	2001-06-20 16:29:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR VT CH TW
01VATICAN3507	THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...]	2001-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3552	USG/VATICAN PROJECTS FOR POTUS POPE MEETING [...] (U) THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTELCON REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE USG'S AND EMBASSY VATICAN'S TRACK RECORD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03552 051341Z OF SUPPORT FOR VATICAN-BACKED PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO AND CARITAS. WE UNDERSTAND [...]	2001-07-05 14:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV VT
01VATICAN3571	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...]	2001-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3619	CUBA - POPE ATTACKS US EMBARGO AND COMMUNISM [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS RE-ISSUED A STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE US ECONOMIC EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA. SPEAKING AT A JULY 6 AUDIENCE WITH CUBAN BISHOPS VISITING VATICAN CITY THE POPE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03619 091432Z REPEATED HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBARGO A [...]	2001-07-09 15:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID ETTC CU VT
01VATICAN3876	VATICAN REPRESENTATION AT UNGA [...] PER REFTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS THE HOLY SEE LINE-UP FOR THE UN GENERAL DEBATE IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24 THROUGH OCTOBER 5. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03876 201341Z 2. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE -- POPE JOHN PAUL II WILL NOT ATTEND. 3. ATTENDANCE [...]	2001-07-20 13:39:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL IR VT
01VATICAN3976	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 14-20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03976 01 OF 02 282136Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN RATIFIES NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY - WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF PUTTING "SPIN" ON PAPAL SPEECH - 2008 OLYMPICS: CHINA NOT ONLY [...]	2001-07-27 09:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MOPS AM KZ CH VM RW VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4030	ANGOLA PEACE: SANT'EGIDIO FORWARDS UNITA PROPOSAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS A GUIDANCE REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04030 011305Z 2. (C) SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR AND SOMETIME AFRICAN-CONFLICT-MEDIATOR DON MATTEO ZUPPI ASKED CHARGE AND A/DCM TO COFFEE 7/30 [...]	2001-08-01 12:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AN VT
01VATICAN4064	POPE/ARAFAT - URGES USG ON MONITORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN FM TAURAN CONVOKED CHARGE EVENING OF AUGUST 2 TO DISCUSS THE POPE'S AUDIENCE WITH PA PRESIDENT ARAFAT EARLIER IN THE DAY. TAURAN SAID THE POPE WAS "EXTREMELY WORRIED" AT THE PERSISTENCE AND SCOPE OF VIOLENCE IN THE HOLY LANDS; ARAFAT TOLD THE POPE THAT HE WANTS MONITORS [...]	2001-08-03 08:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN4075	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 27 - AUGUST 03 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04075 051244Z CONTENTS: - POPE RECEIVES YASSER ARAFAT - VATICAN RECEIVED NO EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR RWANDAN PRIEST - VATICAN SAYS CHINA RELEASES BISHOP - [...]	2001-08-03 12:35:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID IS RW CH VT
01VATICAN4202	VATICAN VIWS ON WCAR [...] (U) CARDINAL ROGER ETCHEGARAY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AND MEMBER OF THE U.N.'S "EMINENT PERSONS" GROUP OF ADVISORS, SAID THE WCAR MUST BE AWARE OF THE MODERN MANIFESTATIONS OF INEQUALITY. FOLLOWING THE ROUND TABLE TALKS AT THE GENEVA OFFICES OF THE U [...]	2001-08-09 12:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SOCI VT
01VATICAN4231	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 04 - 10 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04231 101111Z - ARCHDIOCESE SAYS RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM JUSTICE" ---------------------------------------- RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM J [...]	2001-08-10 10:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM RW VT
01VATICAN4258	VATICAN ARCHIVES Q â€œTHE REAL STORYâ€ [...] (C) A/DCM AND POLITICAL ASSISTANT MET WITH JESUIT FATHER PETER GUMPEL AUGUST 10 AT HIS OFFICES IN THE JESUIT CURIA TO DISCUSS THE TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN OPENING THE VATICAN ARCHIVES. (NOTE: THIS WAS A PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED MEETING, I.E. BEFORE WE RECEIVED REFTEL. WE NEVERTHELESS DELIVERED SUBST [...]	2001-08-13 11:46:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNAR VT
01VATICAN4267	SANT'EGIDIO ON UNITA PROPOSAL [...] (C) A/DCM FOLLOWED UP REF B WITH DON MATTEO AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 9. DON MATTEO TOOK ON BOARD US VIEW THAT UNITA NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO LUSAKA BEFORE MOVING FARTHER. HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT UNITA WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AN UNQUALIFIED STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF LUSAKA, AND EVEN THOUGHT [...]	2001-08-13 15:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AO VT
01VATICAN4425	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 11 - 24 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04425 01 OF 02 240614Z CONTENTS: - POPE URGES DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR LEBANON - POPE'S FACE TO APPEAR ON VATICAN'S EURO COINAGE - PAPAL TRIP TO [...]	2001-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN LE BU VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4605	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 25 - 31 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04605 01 OF 02 041021Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN: UNBRIDLED GLOBALIZATION LEADS TO RACISM - VATICAN'S WCAR DELEGATE SAYS ZIONISM NOT RACIST - TOP VATICAN ECUMENIST L [...]	2001-09-04 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI SF VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4659	AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON BEGINS CREDENTIALING PROCESS: [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON BEGAN THE VATICAN'S FORMAL CREDENTIALING PROCESS MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 6 BY PRESENTING COPIES OF HIS LETTERS OF CREDENTIAL TO ARCHBISHOP LEONARDO SANDRI, "SUBSTITUTE" FOR VATICAN PM EQUIVALENT SODANO. THE AMBASSADOR WILL HAVE THE FORMAL PRESENTATION TO POPE JOHN PAUL [...]	2001-09-06 15:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE IS MX VT
01VATICAN5095	TFUS01: VATICAN POSITION ON RETALIATION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-28 13:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL VT
01VATICAN5288	POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-11 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT
01VATICAN5293	VATICAN TO PUBLICLY SIGNAL SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-11 15:28:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AS CA VT
01VATICAN5546	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL FOR JEFF LUNSTEAD, SENIOR [...] SUBJECT: SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AFGHANISTAN BRIEFS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05546 01 OF 02 251050Z VATICAN. REF. STATE 184178 2. (C) SUMMARY: SENIOR ADVISOR AND AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 [...]	2001-10-25 10:50:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5566	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...]	2001-10-26 14:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5577	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-26 14:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC SU VT AGMT
01VATICAN5629	VATICAN PLAYS CHINA GAMBIT. AWAITS CHINA'S [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-30 14:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PINR VT CH
01VATICAN5693	SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 ON U.S. EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. DFM NOTED THE VATICAN WAS ARRANGING A 10/28-10/29 INTERFAITH MEETING IN CAIRO OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS THAT WOULD ALSO ADDRESS 9/11 AND ITS AFTERMATH [...]	2001-11-02 16:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5695	POPE TELLS ARAFAT TO CONTAIN VIOLENCE [...] (C) DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05695 021715Z MINISTER CELESTINO MIGLIORE, OCTOBER 31. THE PURPOSE OF THE CALL WAS TO DISCUSS ON GOING EMBASSY ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECTS (SEPTEL) AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIR Y [...]	2001-11-02 17:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VT PREL IS
01VATICAN5814	FIDES MEDIA DIRECTOR CERVELLERA VIEWS ON [...] (C) AT MEDIA THEMED LUNCH HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, DIRECTOR OF MEDIA FOR THE CONGREGATION FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (FIDES),FATHER BENARDO CERVELLERA, SPOKE AT LENGTH ON HIS VIEWS OF RECENT VATICAN/PRC DEVELOPMENTS. CERVELLERA SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE POPE'S 10/24 STATEMENT APO [...]	2001-11-09 13:22:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PINR CH VT
01VATICAN5845	SANT'EGIDIO WANTS TO TALK TO S/E DANFORTH ABOUT [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE NEXT PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY HOPES TO HOST A CONFIDENTIAL OFF-SITE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE GOS AND SPLM SIPDIS TO UNBLOCK THE IGAD PROCESS. SANT'EGIDIO SUDAN EXPERT RICCARDI, JUST BACK FROM KHARTOUM, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH [...]	2001-11-13 15:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU VT
01VATICAN5849	CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER DUBOIS [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ATTENDED DINNER HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR OF CANADA, WILFRED GUY LICARI, IHO OF CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER PAUL DUBOIS ON NOVEMBER 5. DUBOIS TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE TO CONGRESS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SEPTEMBER [...]	2001-11-13 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CA VT
01VATICAN5960	PROGRESS OF WAR EFFORT REASSURES A WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN CRITICISM OF THE WAR EFFORT IS NOW LESS LIKELY, ACCORDING TO THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN DESK OFFICER, SINCE ADVANCES BY THE U.S.-LED COALITION FACILITATE A MORE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAN ANTICIPATED. THE VATICAN HOWEVER JUDGES ISLAMABAD AN UNRELI [...]	2001-11-19 14:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AF PK IN VT
01VATICAN5999	VATICAN FM REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENTS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-21 12:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM VT
01VATICAN6036	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON PAID COURTESY CALL ON CARDINAL BERNARDIN GANTIN, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 06036 231635Z CARDINALS ON NOVEMBER 23. THE CARDINAL AGAIN EXPRESSED HIS OUTRAGE AND CONDOLENCES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 11 TRAGEDY. GANT [...]	2001-11-23 16:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
01VATICAN6046	PROPOSED MEETING BETWEEN SECRETARY POWELL AND [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SPOKE WITH FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN BEFORE OFFICIAL VATICAN CEREMONY ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 06046 261254Z 25. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID HE WOULD BE PLEASED TO MEET THE SECRETARY ON THE MARGINS OF THE OSCE MEETING IN B [...]	2001-11-26 12:34:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM VT
01VATICAN6098	SECRETARY POWELL'S MEETING WITH VATICAN [...] (C) SECRETARY TAURAN IS TRAVELLING TO BUCHAREST SPECIFICALLY TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY. HE TOLD AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ON NOVEMBER 20(REF A) THAT THE POPE HAD INSTRUCTED HIM TO MEET THE SECRETARY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT THE TWO TOPICS THAT THE POPE ASKED HIM TO R [...]	2001-11-27 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM VT VTPREL
01VATICAN6121	VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING EXPERIMENT [...] THE VATICAN HAS REITERATED ITS UNEQUIVOCAL CONDEMNATION OF HUMAN CLONING FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY THAT IT HAD CARRIED OUT THE PROCEDURE. THE VATICAN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06121 281208Z DECLARED THE EVENT AS A "GRAVE" DEVEL [...]	2001-11-28 11:46:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
01VATICAN6195	VATICAN PUSHING FORWARD ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 28 THAT IT HAS INVITED THE LEADERS OF THE DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE HOLY LAND TO A MEETING ON DECEMBER 13. THE VATICAN PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT CATEGORIZES THE MEETING AS PURELY "PASTORAL" IN NATURE. 2. (C) DCM SPOKE WITH HIS ISRAELI COUNTER [...]	2001-11-30 13:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM RO IS VT
01VATICAN6350	THREE MONTH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE EVENT OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS [...] EMBASSY CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF VATICAN CITY TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF A THREE-MONTH COMMEMORATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK. WE REQUESTED THAT THE VATICAN HOLD AN EVENT IN REMEMBRANCE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 1446. THE VATICAN WILL CONFIRM LATER TODAY A MEMORIAL SERV [...]	2001-12-07 15:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL US OIIP CWG PD
01VATICAN6414	VATICAN REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11 [...] THE VATICAN ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED THE WHITE HOUSE'S REQUEST FOR A COMMEMORATION ON THE THIRD MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. THE GOVERNOR OF VATICAN CITY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06414 111610Z STATE, AMERICAN CARDINAL EDMUND SZOKA CELE [...]	2001-12-11 15:37:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT
01VATICAN6433	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI - [...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN-BORN VATICAN OFFICIAL, MONSIGNOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA. GUGEROTTI IS CURRENTLY UNDER-SECRETARY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06433 121437Z (NUMBER THREE) AT THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR TH [...]	2001-12-12 14:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL AM GG VT
01VATICAN6470	AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR PAID COURTESY CALL ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOG, CARDINAL FRANCIS ARINZE. CARDINAL ARINZE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO BLACK AFRICANS IN THE ROMAN CURIA (REF). THE CARDINAL DISCUSSED THE COUNCIL'S COORDINATION OF DIALOG WITH ALL NON-CHRISTIAN REL [...]	2001-12-13 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RM VT
01VATICAN6539	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH VATICAN CHINA EXPERT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON CALLED ON ARCHBISHOP MARIA CELLI, SECRETARY OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PATRIMONY OF THE SIPDIS APOSTOLIC SEE, ON DECEMBER 14. ALTHOUGH CELLI, IN HIS CURRENT POSITION AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF VATICAN PROPERTIES DOES NOT HAVE A DIRECT FOREIGN POLICY ROLE, HE IS OF [...]	2001-12-19 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH VT TA
01VATICAN6604	SPECIAL ENVOY DANFORTH DISCUSSES BACK- [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/E DANFORTH AND DELEGATION DISCUSSED STRATEGIES FOR MOVING FORWARD SUDAN PEACE PROCESS 12/20 WITH SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY AFRICA SPECIALISTS FABIO RICCARDI AND DON MATTEO ZUPPI. RICCARDI PROPOSED CONFIDENTIAL TALKS BETWEEN TRUSTED SENIOR GOS AND SPLM REPRESENTATIVES AT A LOCATIO [...]	2001-12-27 16:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU VT VTPREL
01VATICAN6619	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CATHOLIC-JEWISH HISTORICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED CATHOLIC-JEWISH DIALOGUE DURING A 12/18 COURTESY CALL ON PROPAGANDA FIDES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 06619 310931Z PRESIDENT CARDINAL WALTER KASPER. KASPER WAS OPTIMISTIC THAT A CATHOLIC-JEWISH COMMISSION OF LAY HISTORIANS WOULD BE RE-FORMED WITH A CLEAR MANDATE [...]	2001-12-31 08:43:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KNAR PHUM PREL VT
02ABUJA1027	NIGERIA: NEPAD MEETING SIDESTEPS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Despite high-level attendance (including nine Heads of State),the March 26 NEPAD Summit did not produce any dramatic developments; the meeting was basically a planning session. The final communique was silent on Zimbabwe. However, Summit discussions and public statements by key [...]	2002-03-28 17:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI NI
02ABUJA1081	BAUCHI: A STATE THAT WORKS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter visited Bauchi State from February 10-12, accompanied by USAID A/DIR Suggs and Pol/OFF Kinder. In addition to private meetings with Governor Mu'azu, the Ambassador and his team visited several development projects including the Yankari Game Reserve, paid a courtesy call o [...]	2002-04-08 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR EAID ECON PREL NI
02ABUJA1091	NIGERIA -- OBASANJO WARM TO MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: During a late night April 3 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo gave a Janus- faced performance. Affable and engaging at the onset, he commended POTUS for quickly approving UXO assistance to help with the Ikeja cantonment explosion. Obasanjo, asserting the military a [...]	2002-04-08 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EFIN NI
02ABUJA1168	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NSA ALIYU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 3, Ambassador Jeter met NSA General (Ret.) Aliyu Mohammed to raise concerns about the lack of Nigerian support for MPRI and Operation Avid Recovery (OAR). The Ambassador warned that obstacles faced by the OAR EOD support team and Nigeria's non-payment on MPRI are sending [...]	2002-04-15 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PINR NI
02ABUJA1169	NIGERIA: NSA GENERAL MOHAMMED ON ANGOLA, CONGO AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 3 meeting with National Security Advisor, General (Rtd.) Aliyu Mohammed, to discuss security assistance programs (SEPTEL),Ambassador Jeter used the opportunity to engage the NSA on Angola, Congo and Zimbabwe. END SUMMARY ------ ANGOLA ------ 2. (C) The [...]	2002-04-15 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AO ZI CF NI
02ABUJA1185	NIGERIA: POST-ACRI/OFR PROGRAMMING - NIGERIA IS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The inter-agency team consulting with African countries and sub-regional organizations on future planning for an Africa peace support program met with ECOWAS Secretariat staff and GON officials during their April 10-12 SIPDIS visit to Nigeria. The team presented initial program [...]	2002-04-15 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1190	NIGERIA ON BUSTANI -- HELP US CONVINCE AFRICA [...] (C) DCM April 16 spoke with Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Chairman of Nigeria's National Council on the OPCW. Baba-Ahmed said Nigeria intended to vote for Bustani's removal and that he saw little likelihood of that position changing. However, taking this stance had put Nigeria "far from [its] natur [...]	2002-04-16 12:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NI
02ABUJA1191	ECOWAS TO ARGUE FOR EASED LIBERIAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) During April 12 discussions on USG support for ECOWAS (septel) and plans for the future of peace support programs for Africa (reftel),ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Chiekh Diarra told the visiting team that ECOWAS was working hard to reduce tensions in Liberia. The Secretariat was tryi [...]	2002-04-16 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1192	ECOWAS: POSITIVE REACTIONS TO WASP [...] (U) During April 12 discussions on plans for future peace support programs for Africa (reftel),AF/RAS Greg Engle briefed ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Chiekh Diarra and his staff on the West African Stabilization Program (WASP). Diarra's office at the Secretariat now includes Military Pro [...]	2002-04-16 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR XY NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1214	NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2002 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Overview: Nigeria is yet to generate any significant new export activity under AGOA. Main reasons for this lack of progress appear to be Nigeria's unfavorable exchange rate and investment climate. Moreover, the Government of Nigeria and USG have been unable to finalize the visa regime that w [...]	2002-04-17 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PREL NI AGOA
02ABUJA1218	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Hart was surprisingly open to the possibility of a Nigerian abstention after hearing our points April 17. Hart agreed that the language was mild, saying, "Cuba should have nothing to fear" from it." He said that he would discuss the resolution with Foreign Ministe [...]	2002-04-18 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NI UNHRC
02ABUJA1229	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C/NF) A senior official of Nigeria's Foreign Ministry contacted us at about 1000 Abuja time (0900Z) to inform us that, at the level of the Foreign Ministry, a decision had been made to "support the other guy." Asked if the USG had any hope of reversing that decision, the official said, "Mayb [...]	2002-04-19 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNHRC NI
02ABUJA1232	NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19 [...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...]	2002-04-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI
02ABUJA1254	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: CUBA [...] (C) Further to Ref A, PolCouns April 19 passed a copy of the draft Cuba resolution and diplomatic Note to Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye. PolCouns SIPDIS emphasized that GRULAC states had come forward to sponsor and support the resolution and that the resolution [...]	2002-04-22 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC PREL AORC CU NI
02ABUJA1324	NIGERIA -- OBASANJO WILL RUN IN 2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: President Obasanjo April 25 announced he would seek reelection in 2003 under the PDP banner. Before a throng of several thousand people, comprised mainly of PDP partisans drawn from near and far but including curiosity seekers and a smattering of Abuja denizens with nothing bett [...]	2002-04-26 16:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA1344	CORRUPTION CHARGE "SHOCKS" GON - MUST GANA GO? [...] (U) "Time" magazine recently reported that journalists invited to Abuja to hear Information Minister Jerry Gana lament alleged misrepresentations about Nigeria in foreign media were given envelopes containing 50,000 Naira. "Time" implied that the money (about USD 400) was intended as a bribe [...]	2002-05-02 10:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV NI
02ABUJA1346	NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...]	2002-05-02 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA1347	NIGERIA: FPOTUS CARTER AND BILL GATES, SR. VISIT [...] FPOTUS Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr. and staff from The Carter Center and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a very successful, well-publicized March 8-10 visit to Nigeria. The purpose of the visit was to galvanize greater domestic support for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, [...]	2002-05-02 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TBIO SOCI KWMN NI HIV AIDS
02ABUJA1404	NIGERIA: OPERATION AVID RECOVERY MADE A DIFFERENCE [...] (U) I want to express my profound gratitude to our colleagues at EUCOM, the NSC, USAID and State (AF and PM) for their exceptional support for U.S. relief operations in Nigeria since January 27th this year. 2. (SBU) As all of you know, the catastrophic explosions that devastated the Ikej [...]	2002-05-06 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS EAID PINS MARR MOPS NI
02ABUJA1405	MEETING WITH NIGERIA'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-06 18:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CJAN KCRM NI
02ABUJA1407	NIGERIA: LIBERIAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Lamido, Ambassador Jeter delivered talking points to Special Presidential Advisor Ad'obe Obe. The Ambassador stressed the importance of keeping pressure on Taylor who remained unrepentant in practice notwithstanding the nice sounds he made in public. Inst [...]	2002-05-06 18:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL LI SL NI
02ABUJA1408	NIGERIA: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: By far the most strategically important country in West Africa, Nigeria is a major economic partner to the United States (oil imports) and has been a cooperative player in conflict resolution in the sub-region. Africa's most populous state and largest democracy, Nigeria has suppor [...]	2002-05-06 19:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO EFIN NI

02ABUJA1429	NIGERIA: AIR ACCIDENT KILLS OVER 100 IN KANO [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-09 09:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1430	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF AVIATION REQUESTS U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-09 10:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL NI
02ABUJA1448	NIGERIA: OPPOSITION PARTIES TALK MERGER [...] (C) In reporting President Obasanjo's formal announcement to seek reelection, reftel forecasted that Obasanjo's statement would force his opponents to respond. His political adversaries wasted little time making that prediction come true. 2. (C) Most major daily newspapers have been repor [...]	2002-05-09 12:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA1449	NIGERIA: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT [...] (C) With Foreign Minister Lamido in Kano because of the May 4 airplane crash (Lamido is from Kano),Ambassador delivered referenced talking points to Presidential Advisor Ad'obe Obe. (Obe was joined by his Special Assistant who served as his notetaker.) The Ambassador emphasized the Rome Statu [...]	2002-05-09 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KTIA MARR NI KICC
02ABUJA1450	NIGERIA: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE JUNE 17-19 SUPER [...] Minister of State for the Environment Imeh Okopido recently called me concerning the level of USG representation for the June 17-19 Super Prep Com Ministerial to be hosted by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okopido told me that he has not received a formal response to his March 22 invitation le [...]	2002-05-09 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EFIS AORC EAID NI
02ABUJA1485	NIGERIA: ABUBAKAR RIMI IS COMING TO TOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 3 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, PDP maverick and long-shot Presidential aspirant Mohammed Abubakar Rimi claimed he had heard a rumor that the Embassy was warning American visitors not to see him because of his alleged ties to terrorism. After the Ambassador dismissed [...]	2002-05-16 11:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA1486	NIGERIA: GON BEGINS KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION; [...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 8. 2.(U) Summary: In the aftermath of the May 4 air tragedy in Kano, the GON grounded all BAC1-11 aircraft until a full investigation is completed. A final death toll has not been tallied and we may never know the exact number of peo [...]	2002-05-16 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1496	NIGERIA: May 6-17 ROUND-UP [...] (U) Summary. Political parties rail against the new Electoral Commission guidelines for party registration (paras 2-5). The Attorney General questions the constitutionality of the political compromise postponing local government elections to August (6- 10). Presidential allies in the House of [...]	2002-05-17 11:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA1538	NIGERIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: REGULATION OF OVERSEAS [...] (U) Nigeria officially regulates all corporate bodies and non-governmental organizations (including charities and religious organizations) through registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). The registration process requires a one-time fee, a filing of papers on the organization [...]	2002-05-17 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KPAO NI
02ABUJA1593	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER ON RONCO, BENUE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa said he planned to visit Washington on May 24 to meet with human rights NGOs, USG officials and the Hill. Impressed by the accomplishments of Operation Avid Recovery, he agreed help i [...]	2002-05-23 18:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PHUM EAID KHDP NI
02ABUJA1594	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, an animated President Obasanjo claimed the bilateral relationship was too one-sided. While we dun him with multiple demands to reform at home and hew our line on foreign policy issues abroad (Zimbabwe and Cuba),we w [...]	2002-05-23 19:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1595	NIGERIA: ASSOCIATIONS CHALLENGE ELECTORAL [...] Summary: The thirty-three political associations railed against party registration guidelines the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revised on 5/17, arguing that the amended guidelines were as unconstitutional as the ones they rejected earlier this month (reftel). Though the ass [...]	2002-05-23 19:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
02ABUJA1597	NIGERIA: A SLIDE IN THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The return of democratic government in Nigeria brought relief and great expectations in both Abuja and Washington. Visions of a strategic partnership between the world's preeminent republic and Africa's largest democracy tantalized policymakers in both capitals. Committing to sign [...]	2002-05-23 19:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1635	NIGERIA: NEED TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT FY-02 ESF PROPOSALS [...] This cable provides additional justification for two of the FY-02 ESF proposals submitted reftel. The following justifications are in order of Mission priority. Complete project descriptions will be faxed to AF/W. A. PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AGRIBUSINESS IN THE NORTH [...]	2002-05-31 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ECON SENV NI
02ABUJA1636	NIGERIA: BAKASSI MAY LEAD TO CONFLICT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Tensions between Nigeria and Cameroon are rising in anticipation of the ICJ's ruling on the Bakassi dispute. Many observers expect a ruling before the Court's summer recess begins in July. The Nigerian public is not ready to hear that Bakassi belongs to Cameroon. Elections loom. S [...]	2002-05-31 16:21:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL MOPS PBTS EPET CM NI ICJ
02ABUJA1675	NIGERIA: OBASANJO NOT WILLING TO OVERTURN [...] (C) During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter (rest of meeting reported reftel),President Obasanjo remarked that he would not reverse the decision raising the tariffs on detergent, including Proctor and Gamble's Ariel brand. While wanting to encourage Proctor and Gamble [...]	2002-06-04 14:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD BTIO NI
02ABUJA1725	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During two recent conversations with Ambassador Jeter, the last on May 24, ECOWAS ExeSec Chambas outlined the game-plan for Liberia developed at the May 17 Heads of State meeting in Yamoussoukro. Presidents Obasanjo and Wade were appointed to broker political reconciliation and a [...]	2002-06-07 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1727	NIGERIA: PARTIAL TEXT OF 6/2/02 GEN MALU INTERVIEW [...] Para 2 contains an excerpt from a June 2, 2002 interview given by dismissed Chief of Army Staff Samuel Victor Leo Malu to "This Day" newspaper. His May 27 testimony before the Commission investigating last October's violence in Benue (to which Malu family members and property fell victim) h [...]	2002-06-07 17:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NI
02ABUJA1805	NIGERIA: DIVERGENT GON VIEWS ON LIBERIA [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with two senior GON officials reveal GON ambivalence on Liberia. Vacillating between two divergent philosophical approaches, Nigeria's position on Liberia is fluid and not fixed to any coherent strategy. One contending belief, championed by Special Advisor on Co [...]	2002-06-17 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1814	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED REMARKS ON SAO TOME [...] (S/NF) Regional Affairs Counselor raised Nigeria's relations with Sao Tome and Principe (STP) with National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed last week. While Mohammed did not talk expansively, he stated that the bilateral relationship was friendly and good. He gave no indication of any strain, [...]	2002-06-19 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EPET TP NI
02ABUJA1816	COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA FLOWS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: There are important regional differences in the media in Nigeria that affect Embassy efforts to communicate U.S. views on the war on terror and other issues. This cable profiles the communications and media environment in Nigeria's north, which is predominately Muslim and Hausa spe [...]	2002-06-19 15:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO NI
02ABUJA1817	NIGERIA AND NASCO - THE TRUSTEESHIP OPTION [...] (C) Summary: If placing NASCO under trusteeship is a USG priority, we suggest the Secretary raise it when he calls on Obasanjo 21 June. Approaches at other levels are unlikely to bear fruit. However, action against NASCO could result in collateral damage to bilateral relations far exceeding [...]	2002-06-19 16:00:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ETTC PINS NI
02ABUJA1849	NIGERIA RESPONDS TO MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria dislikes the way Ravalomanana came to power but likely will not oppose acceptance of his rule. Nigeria is not a member of the OAU Central Organ. End Summary. 2. (C) Because all GON officials (Presidency and MFA) able to discuss Madagascar were unavailable June 20, [...]	2002-06-21 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA NI LI OAU
02ABUJA1850	NIGERIA: A RETURN TO REGIONAL ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: A current snapshot of presidential electioneering shows two contesting strategies, one devised by the President's camp, the other by his strongest opposition. The President appears content to steamroll the PDP nomination through tightening his grip on the party apparatus. To win t [...]	2002-06-21 16:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA187	(S) NINTH TERRORIST LIST: NASCO GROUP (NIGERIA) [...] (S) Summary: The question of including the NASCO Group (Nigeria) Ltd AND other NASCO SUBSIDIARIES IN NIGERIA in the assets freeze is a question of balancing our national security interests in confronting terrorism and its many components against our interests in Nigeria and the resultant stra [...]	2002-01-22 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER PREL ECON ETTC NI
02ABUJA1909	SUBJECT: NIGERIA REQUESTS U.S. TO DELAY [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-25 15:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA NI OAU
02ABUJA191	NIGERIA: THE BILATERAL MILITARY RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: While problems remain in the U.S. bilateral military relationship with Nigeria, significant signs of improvement are evident. The relationship between the Embassy and Ministry of Defense has improved as a result of the February 2001 creation of Minister of State positions for eac [...]	2002-01-23 11:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR KPAO NI
02ABUJA1910	NIGERIA: KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION SLOWS; CAUSE [...] (C) Summary. Seven weeks after the May 4 crash of an EAS BAC 1-11 in Kano, the GON response has lost momentum. NTSB investigator Jones indicated official investigation was substandard and likely to produce inaccurate results. Aviation Minister Chikwe continues to change personnel and bruit new [...]	2002-06-25 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1913	NIGERIAN READOUT TO G-7 AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary: The GON feels Africa needs more carrots and fewer sticks to advance development, NPC Commissioner Isaac Aluko Olokun told G-7 Heads of Mission in late May. He urged greater understanding for Nigeria's institutional flaws and argued that NePAD should be a process, not an instituti [...]	2002-06-26 11:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KCRM PINS NI
02ABUJA1919	NIGERIA'S OBASANJO SEEKING WARMER RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo senses a loss of warmth in Nigeria's relationship with the U.S. and feels the U.S. and U.K. are frustrating his efforts by setting too tough terms for support, according to his VP. Obasanjo reportedly blames reports from Embassy Abuja and the British High Commi [...]	2002-06-26 13:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN PINR NI UK US
02ABUJA2016	NIGERIA: ECOWAS REPORT WILL NOT CONTAIN FALSE [...] (C) During a July 3 meeting, Ambassador Jeter raised reftel points with ECOWAS Acting Executive Secretary (Deputy Executive Secretary for Economic SIPDIS Integration) Mame Sen, and Colonel Dixon Dikio, Military Advisor to the Executive Secretary. Both Executive Secretary Chambas and Deputy [...]	2002-07-03 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA2165	NIGERIA: BAKASSI -- ON THE MINDS OF MANY [...] (C) Summary: The GON is feeling a sense of urgency regarding a possibly adverse ICJ judgment on the Bakassi within the next few months. The GON is groping for a face-saving exit before finding itself boxed in a corner. The GON wants avoid the dilemma of having to accept an adverse judgment tha [...]	2002-07-23 13:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNAT MARR NI CM FR UK PTBS
02ABUJA2166	NIGERIA: NDP OFFICIAL SUPPORTS BABANGIDA FOR [...] (C) Summary. Architect Baba Isimi, Director General of the National Secretariat of the newly registered NDP July 1 told Poloff that the NDP would nominate IBB as Presidential candidate if given the option. According to Isimi, the NDP considers itself a centrist party, touting a new generation [...]	2002-07-23 14:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2171	NIGERIA: FAILED PDP PRIMARY INDICATES MORE THAN [...] (C) Summary: Many states delayed PDP primaries slated for early July for fear of violence. Violent disturbances marred the primaries that did go forward; Post sources could verify peaceful primaries in only four states. Vice President Atiku Abubakar indicated that agreements aimed at limiting [...]	2002-07-23 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2262	NIGERIA: LAGOS GOVERNOR SAYS OBASANJO NEEDS A [...] Summary: (C) During a July 5 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu stated that President Obasanjo was in deep trouble politically. Reelection hinged on a deal with Tinubu's Alliance for Democracy (AD). However, Tinubu claimed Obasanjo was still trying to assert PDP su [...]	2002-07-30 18:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2267	NIGERIA: METHODIST ARCHBISHOP TOUTS OBASANJO -- [...] Summary: (C) During a July 5 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Methodist Archbishop Sunday Mbang felt Obasanjo was performing well and would win reelection. One of Nigeria's most influential clerics, Mbang attributed much of the criticism levied at the President to Obasanjo's clamping down on cor [...]	2002-08-01 15:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2268	NIGERIA: A/S KANSTEINER MEETING WITH BATAGARAWA [...] (C) Summary: During a July 24 meeting with Minister of State For Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa, A/S Kansteiner raised the inquiry into the 2001 Benue state massacre, the recent legislative hold on WASP funding, the Army's response to violence in Plateau State that has claimed a soldier and [...]	2002-08-01 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS TP CM NI
02ABUJA2276	NIGERIA: NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-01 17:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2322	NIGERIA: OBASANJO FACES VIOLENT PROTEST IN KANO [...] (C) Summary: Instead of being a vehicle to improve his image in Northern public opinion, President Obasanjo's visit to Kano has been mired in controversy over the police response to anti-Obasanjo protests in that city. Over 35 people were arrested when their demonstration turned violent July 2 [...]	2002-08-02 12:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2337	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO AND A/S [...] (C) Summary. During their July 25 meeting at Aso Rock Villa, President Obasanjo and Assistant Secretary Kansteiner discussed major regional conflicts and the potential crisis on Nigeria's southeastern border -- the Bakassi. This cable reports the discussion on Bakassi. Other topics are reporte [...]	2002-08-06 08:26:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PBTS MOPS CM FR NI
02ABUJA2411	NIGERIA: A/S KANSTEINER MEETS NEXT GENERATION OF [...] Summary: At a 25 dinner hosted by Ambassador Jeter, Assistant Secretary Kansteiner met with a group of Nigeria's "best and brightest," young but influential advisors in the Obasanjo Administration today, to discuss Nigeria's economic and political challenges. The participants outlined the d [...]	2002-08-15 11:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2415	TRAVEL WARNING EVOKES STRONG POLITICAL REACTION IN [...] (C) The August 8 State Department Travel Warning has evoked highly negative reactions in Nigeria. Many in the Nigerian Government (GON) are interpreting the travel warning as a sign of deep U.S. disappointment and dissatisfaction with the Obasanjo Administration and a deliberate and even ho [...]	2002-08-16 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL OPRC NI
02ABUJA242	NIGERIA: ABUJA'S APPROACH TO THE DROC PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: While cognizant of the complexities in the DROC peace process, the GON nevertheless remains engaged and appears more upbeat than last October when NSA Aliyu Mohammed intimated Nigeria may extract itself from this diplomatic morass(reftel) . However, Abuja did not walk, in part, b [...]	2002-01-28 10:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG NI
02ABUJA2428	NIGERIA ASSURES NIGER ON MUTINEERS [...] (U) Responding to a request from the Niger Republic, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sule Lamido promised that Nigeria would apprehend the approximately 100 Nigerien mutineers and return them to Niamey. Lamido, however, lamented the difficulty of identifying Nigerien soldiers among the [...]	2002-08-20 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NI NG
02ABUJA2438	TOP OIL ADVISORS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ENERGY FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25 Assistant Secretary Kansteiner and Ambassador Jeter discussed oil and gas issues with Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Obasanjo's Special Advisor on Petroleum and Energy, and the current President of OPEC. Lukman denied rumors that Nigeria will leave OPEC under alleged U.S. pres [...]	2002-08-21 17:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD PREL NI
02ABUJA2506	NIGERIA: LOCAL SHARI'A COURT DENIES APPEAL OF [...] (C) Summary: The upper Shari'a court in Fantua, Katsina State August 19 denied the appeal of Amina Lawal, convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Poloffs twice met Lawal's chief attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect),once prior to the appellate decision and immediately aft [...]	2002-08-23 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2508	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO HEAD WSSD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSD) will be led by President Obasanjo and include Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, Finance, African Integration and Energy (Presidential Advisor Rilwanu Lukman). Nigerian contacts [...]	2002-08-23 12:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG EFIN PREL KPAO NI UNCSD
02ABUJA2509	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF AVIATION- [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On August 15 Ambassador Jeter met Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe to discuss the status of code sharing requests by Northwest, Delta and American Airlines with their European partners. The Minister assured the Ambassador that Northwes [...]	2002-08-23 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA252	ECOWAS: DIARRA ON DAKAR, LIBERIA, NIGER/ACRI, EUCOM [...] (U) This is an action message; see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a January 24 call on the Ambassador, ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra gave a brief read-out from the ECOWAS Summit in Dakar, positively describing additional funding and staffing for the Peace and Security Departme [...]	2002-01-28 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2539	NIGERIA -- FORMER VP EKWUEME SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During two meetings with the Ambassador in late July and mid-August, former civilian Vice President and current Chairman of the PDP Trustee Board Alex Ekwueme waxed about the danger of massive defections from the party due to President Obasanjo's waning popularity. As a result, [...]	2002-08-28 09:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA254	NIGERIA: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request; Please see para 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During a January 3 conversation with PolMilOff, the Chairman of the Nigerian Committee on the ECOWAS Moratorium on Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) Musa Yahaya said Nigeria was making progress combating SA/LW proliferation [...]	2002-01-28 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KOMC NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2564	NIGERIA: PAN-SAHEL INITIATIVE (PSI) PLAN OF ACTION [...] (S/NF) Embassy strongly believes that inviting Nigeria to participate in the Pan-Sahel Initiative (PSI) conference is vital to the success of the PSI. By reason of Nigeria's political and economic importance, size, demographics and the region's porous borders and well-worn overland routes, N [...]	2002-09-03 13:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KWMN PREL KCRM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD KPAO
02ABUJA2565	ECOWAS: LIBERIA CONTACT GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) I managed to reach ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas before he left Sweden on August 31. Chambas will be traveling in Europe for the rest of this week and returns to Abuja over the weekend. 2. (SBU) The Executive Secretary confirms that ECOWAS is proposing a meeting of th [...]	2002-09-03 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XY LI ECOWAS UN
02ABUJA2566	CORRECTED COPY: NIGERIA: EMBASSY REVISITS ISSUE OF [...] This is an action message; see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador again raised allegations of U.S./ UK support for Lurd in Liberia with ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary, General Cheick Diarra. After reiterating that the SIPDIS U.S. and UK do not support Lurd rebels in any way, the [...]	2002-09-03 14:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS XY LI IV NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2598	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON FATF MONEY LAUNDERING REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-06 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN SNAR PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2629	NIGERIA: EMBASSY DELIVERS LETTER OF PROTEST TO [...] (C) On September 6, the Ambassador wrote to ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas regarding the circulation by the Liberian Government of an unauthorized ECOWAS military mission report alleging U.S./UK complicity and military support for the LURD. Dr. Chambas is scheduled to return to A [...]	2002-09-12 08:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA2652	CODEL DASCHLE -- BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a breakfast meeting for Codel Daschle on August 31 at the Presidential Villa. In attendance were key Executive Council members and members of the Codel accompanied by Ambassador Jeter and Poloff. Obasanjo began by giving the Codel a brief hi [...]	2002-09-12 14:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2674	SUBJECT: CODEL DASCHLE CODEL: TOWARD A BETTER [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Codel Daschle met attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect) for a brief on the Amina Lawal case (reftel) and to receive a general primer on the legal and constitutional issues arising from the application of criminal Shari'a in twelve Northern Nigerian states. Ibrahi [...]	2002-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2727	NIGERIA: KANO GOVERNOR ON OBASANJO PERFORMANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 5 call on Ambassador Jeter, Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso offered his assessment of the Obasanjo Presidency and urged continued USG support for Nigerian democratization. Kwankwaso, Nigeria's youngest state governor and at the helm of the nation's large [...]	2002-09-23 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2729	NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS HOST CODEL DASCHLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 31, CODEL Daschle met Senate President Anyim, Deputy House Speaker Nwuche, and other members of the National Assembly Leadership. Discussions touched on democracy and rule of law in Nigeria, trade relations and expanding Nigeria's economy, natural gas production issue [...]	2002-09-24 08:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2736	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S IMPEACHMENT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once dismissed as another hollow threat by a feckless National Assembly, the ongoing impeachment drama is now the central political issue in Nigeria, eclipsing even voter registration. Obasanjo's removal from office remains unlikely however the odds against him are stronger than l [...]	2002-09-24 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2752	MGIV01: NIGERIAN OUTLOOK ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) On September 25, DCM delivered reftel points to National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed and PolCouns carried the same message to the Presidential International Affairs Advisor Ad'Obe Obe. Both officials confirmed Nigeria did not favor a resort to force and endorsed a negotiated resolution [...]	2002-09-26 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PINS IV NI
02ABUJA2766	NIGERIA: COMMONWEALTH TROIKA ON ZIMBABWE -- A [...] (C) Summary: Presidential International Affairs Advisor Ad'Obe Obe September 25 told Polcouns that the September 23 Commonwealth Troika meeting ended in stalemate. Australian PM Howard pushed to suspend Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth and for other sanctions to show displeasure over GOZ land s [...]	2002-09-27 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI NI
02ABUJA2767	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This biweekly update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- Political Assassinations -- House Speaker Faces Corrupt Practices Commission -- Release of Mohammed Abacha -- National Assembly Proposal for T [...]	2002-09-27 17:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2787	NIGERIA MIGHT IGNORE UNFAVORABLE RULING ON [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Minister of State for Defense (Army) Batagarawa told us on September 27 said that Nigeria would disregard an unfavorable ICJ ruling on Bakassi. International pressure could be withstood. That evening, DCM heard a second report of Minister of Defense Danjuma's warning to [...]	2002-10-03 18:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM
02ABUJA2788	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S THREATENED IMPEACHMENT -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Efforts to impeach Obasanjo seem to be losing steam, but the ultimate outcome still remains uncertain. Many protagonists may not want to remove Nigeria's President from office, but rather to weaken him politically to the point that he fails to get the PDP President nomination or v [...]	2002-10-03 19:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2800	NIGERIA -- DEFENSE MINISTER DANJUMA TALKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a September 23-24 Invitational Visit to EUCOM headquarters, Nigerian Defense Minister T.Y. Danjuma castigated the French for allegedly supporting Cameroon in the Bakassi dispute. A close confidante of President Obasanjo, Danjuma implied that Nigeria might nationalize Fre [...]	2002-10-04 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PNAT MOPS NI CM PTBS
02ABUJA2813	NIGERIA WANTS TIME TO IMPLEMENT BAKASSI [...] (C) Summary: MFA convokes Ambassador, asserts GON will eschew force in Bakassi, whatever the ICJ decides, as long as Cameroon does the same. However, Abuja will want "time to study the verdict," a Joint Implementation Committee and a second summit. "Provocation" and "atrocities committed" b [...]	2002-10-09 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2817	MGIV01: ALLEGATION OF BURKINABE INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Former Nigerian FM Kingibe alleges that the September 19 coup plot was hatched in Ouagadougou by Guei and Burkina's Interior Minister. Kingibe has good connections across the region, but his version of events might be influenced by his role as a political consultant to the GOCI. [...]	2002-10-10 10:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2831	FRIENDS OF NIGERIA HEADS OF MISSION MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted a meeting with Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. on October 7 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. The Ambassador identified the need to coordinate exchanges of information and to possibly develop coordinated policies among t [...]	2002-10-11 15:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2833	NIGERIA: IMPLEMENTING THE BAKASSI RULING, A [...] (U) On October 10 MFA Permanent Secretary Dan Hart phoned Ambassador to clarify a statement made during their earlier October 7 meeting on Bakassi (Reftel A). 2. (C) At the earlier meeting, Hart stated the GON wanted a "Joint Implementing Committee" with Cameroon in order to manage the [...]	2002-10-11 16:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL MOPS MARR PINS CM NI
02ABUJA2835	NIGERIA: IVOIRIEN CEASE-FIRE WILL TAKE MORE WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 9 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas summarized his visit to Cote d'Ivoire, stating Gbagbo's insistence that the mutineers relinquish their weapons and his reluctance to "legitimize" the rebels were the main hurdles to a cease [...]	2002-10-11 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA2836	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE TO GON ON AL-QAIDA THREATS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-11 17:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PREL NI
02ABUJA2838	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This biweekly update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- Voter Registration -- Political Assassinations -- Electoral Bill Override -- Grand Summit of Politicians -- Miss World Postponed -- House At [...]	2002-10-15 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2856	NIGERIA: ECOWAS SECURITY ASSESSMENT REPORT: NEED [...] (C) During an October 9 conversation on Cote d'Voire (REF A),Ambassador Jeter reminded ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas of our request for a public statement clarifying ECOWAS' position on allegations in the draft military assessment team's report on Liberia. More specifically, he asked ECOWAS to con [...]	2002-10-15 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NI LI
02ABUJA2862	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU -- DISTANCING [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an October 10 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar admitted his relationship with President Obasanjo was on the shoals, attributing the deterioration to Obasanjo's poor political skills and reliance on malevolent, imprudent advisors. Atiku stated Oba [...]	2002-10-16 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2872	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COUNTERNARCOTICS, [...] (C) Counternarcotics: During a brief October 10 meeting with NSA Aliyu Mohammed, Ambassador Jeter underscored our concern regarding the modest funding the GON had provided its NDLEA this year. The Ambassador noted that last year, NDLEA funding was supplemented toward the end of the year, ther [...]	2002-10-18 12:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PGOV MOPS MASS IV NI
02ABUJA2875	NIGERIA: REACTION TO FATF THREAT OF SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-18 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2882	NIGERIA: PDP FAILS TO RESOLVE INTERNAL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDP officials hoped that the October 14 meeting between the President and PDP legislators and governors would effectuate a rapprochement within the divided party. The session did not meet these expectations. Insiders told us that the meeting was acrimonious and a less-than-ad [...]	2002-10-21 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2883	NIGERIA: A POLITICAL PARTY PRIMER [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: With the registration of three new political parties, the political landscape for Nigeria's 2003 election cycle now includes six political parties: the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP),the Alliance for Democracy (AD),the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP),the Natio [...]	2002-10-21 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2892	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU MULLS A PROMOTION [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Atiku Abubakar wants to be Nigeria's next President; however, he no longer wants to wait for 2007. Competing ambitions and mutual mistrust have placed Atiku and Obasanjo on a collision course. Atiku thinks he can snatch the PDP Presidential nomination from an unpo [...]	2002-10-22 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2932	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN JOS; PART OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Communal violence continued to plague parts of Plateau State, including areas of the capital Jos. Initial reports from Amcits resident there indicated spill-over violence in Jos after at least 10 were killed in the nearby village of Maza. Military troops have restored order to th [...]	2002-10-25 18:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2933	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA DENIES PARIS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Minister of Defense Lieutenant General (ret.) Theophilus Y. Danjuma discussed the GON's position on the ICJ's Bakassi decision. While Danjuma denied the GON had agreed to abide by the ICJ's ruling at the September 5 Pa [...]	2002-10-25 18:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM
02ABUJA2934	NIGERIA WANTS TIME TO IMPLEMENT BAKASSI RULING [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's Cabinet states its objections to the ICJ ruling on Bakassi, suggests implementation will not begin soon, and calls for more bilateral talks. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces are simultaneously on high alert and a huge shopping spree. We view GON words and actions as effort [...]	2002-10-24 02:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PBTS PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2978	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA QUESTIONS ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) During an October 25 meeting, Ambassador Jeter gave a draft Article 98 agreement (REF. A) to Minister of Defense Lieutenant General (ret.) Theophilus Y. Danjuma. In delivering talking points on the ICC (REFS. B and C),the Ambassador emphasized that Nigeria's active role in peacekeeping m [...]	2002-11-01 10:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA NI KICC
02ABUJA2989	NIGERIA: INEC CHAIRMAN DISMISSES CHARGES OF UNDER- [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 30 meeting with Chiefs of Mission from key western and other countries, INEC Chairman Abel Guobadia discussed INEC's performance during the recent voter registration and its plans for the spring general election. Guobadia dismissed allegations of both significa [...]	2002-11-01 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2990	NIGERIA: YORUBA TRADITIONAL RULER SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During an October 22 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, the Ooni of Ife declared that Nigeria would disintegrate if President Obasanjo were not reelected. The most influential Yoruba traditional ruler, Ooni Sijuwade claimed that the desire of Northern politicians to control national [...]	2002-11-01 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2991	NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE ABUBAKAR THINKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar, the October 10 dinner meeting with Obasanjo, Babangida, VP Atiku, NSA Mohammed and himself did not bridge differences between Obasanjo and the others. Since no consensus on the way forward was reached, Abubakar felt the best [...]	2002-11-01 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3016	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA ON THE OBASANJO-ATIKU-IBB [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Minister of Defense Lieutenant General (ret.) Theophilus Y. Danjuma discussed the current state of Nigerian politics. Danjuma spoke at length of the tense relationship between President Obasanjo, Vice President Atiku a [...]	2002-11-05 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3029	NIGERIA: PDP CHAIRMAN SAYS OBASANJO IS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 31 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, PDP National Chairman Audu Ogbeh correctly predicted the impeachment threat against President Obasanjo would soon be resolved. Nevertheless, the dispute had exacerbated North-South tensions. Despite the President's lack of a po [...]	2002-11-05 16:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA3030	NIGERIA: NASCO GROUP (NIGERIA) LIMITED [...] (S) During an October 10 conversation, Ambassador Jeter informed National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed that the NASCO parent company based in Turkey and many of its subsidiaries and affiliate companies have been jointly designated by the Italian and United States governments as involved in [...]	2002-11-05 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER PREL ECON ETTC NI
02ABUJA3033	NIGERIA: FRIENDS OF NIGERIA MEET ON INEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted a second meeting with Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. on October 15 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. This meeting concentrated on the flawed registration process, elections monitors and the need for an agreed upon standar [...]	2002-11-06 08:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3034	NIGERIA: PDP SETS PRIMARY SCHEDULE; FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling PDP's National Executive Committee met October 31 in a failed effort to heal the Obasanjo/Atiku rift, according to Deputy House Speaker Nwuche. The Vice President's faction won the three key decisions at the four-hour meeting. First, efforts by Obasanjo's supporter [...]	2002-11-06 08:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3035	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA SAYS SERTI OFR BATTALION [...] (C) On two separate occasions within the past several weeks, Minister of Defense T.Y. Danjuma has assured me that the OFR trained battalion currently in Serti will be rotated out to participate in UNAMSIL. Danjuma said that he has reiterated the order for the rotation and that there had been n [...]	2002-11-06 12:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PGOV PREL NI SL
02ABUJA3036	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA ACCUSES FRENCH OF ARMING [...] (C) During a private moment at the October 30 Australian National Day, I asked Minister of Defense T.Y. Danjuma if he could confirm reports of a GON military build-up in response to the ICJ decision on the Bakassi. Danjuma did not deny the reports as I thought he would; rather he said that N [...]	2002-11-06 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM
02ABUJA3037	NIGERIA: AFENIFERE LEADER SAYS "NO" TO A NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 23 Lagos meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Afenifere leader Senator Abraham Adesanya labeled the impeachment threat against Obasanjo a ruse to return national political power to the North. Although not an Obasanjo supporter, Adesanya was adamant that the Presidency [...]	2002-11-06 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA304	NIGERIA: GON ASSISTANCE REQUEST IN WAKE OF LAGOS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador Jeter offered condolences to Minister of Defense Danjuma for the loss of life and property following explosions at the Ikeja Cantonment. Danjuma, giving his assessment after a visit to the site [...]	2002-01-31 13:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS EAID PREF SOCI NI
02ABUJA3077	NIGERIA: FORCE STRUCTURE AND DEPLOYMENT PLAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECOWAS has determined its force structure and adopted an ambitious French deployment plan for its monitoring force in Cote d'Ivoire. The deployment plan envisions the arrival of advance elements in Cote d'Ivoire by Friday, November 15 and calls for the monitoring force to be in [...]	2002-11-12 18:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA3100	NIGERIA: POLITICAL PEER REVIEW ENDORSED AT NEPAD'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a NEPAD Head of State Implementation Committee (HSIC) meeting November 3. Nigeria's NEPAD coordinator, Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, briefed Abuja-resident G-8 diplomats November 4, that the HSIC endorsed voluntary peer review as "critical [...]	2002-11-14 07:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV XA NI
02ABUJA3101	NIGERIA: "VOLUNTARY" CAP ON INTEREST RATES [...] (SBU) Summary. Most bankers see the October Bankers Committee "voluntary" agreement to cap interest rates at 22.5 percent as neither sustainable nor truly voluntary. Some industry insiders view the move as politically motivated. The Central Bank and the Bankers Committee endorsed the ceilin [...]	2002-11-14 07:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL PGOV NI

02ABUJA3105	NIGERIA: "PATRIOTS" ASK OBASANJO TO [...] ( C) Summary: Chief Frederick Rotimi Williams, prominent Lagos attorney and charter member of the "Patriots", a group of prominent Southern and Middle Belt figures, told Ambassador Jeter on October 21 that the "Patriots" had issued a public statement urging President Obasanjo not to seek re- [...]	2002-11-14 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
02ABUJA3139	NIGERIA: INEC'S PROBLEMS INSURMOUNTABLE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's INEC faces logistical roadblocks as it tries to conduct elections at all three tiers of government in 2003. These obstacles include a critical cash shortfall, a flawed registration process, and the Augean task of processing 70 million voter registration forms. Th [...]	2002-11-15 17:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3140	DOMESTIC SECURITY CONCERNS AND BUDGET WOES [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Ambassador Jeter and Minister of State for Defense (Army) Malam Lawal Batagarawa discussed possible deployment of Nigerian forces in the ECOWAS monitoring force for Cote d'Ivoire. Citing Nigeria's role in peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone and Liberia, [...]	2002-11-15 18:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA3153	NIGERIA: PRELIMINARY TENTATIVE TIMETABLE FOR [...] (SBU) To help Washington (and us) track events, we have developed the following electoral timetable based on the best information available at this point. This tentative calendar provides schedules for political party activities and for holding of elections. However, we have to add several [...]	2002-11-20 11:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3163	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS PROPOSES MEETING [...] (C) During a November 11 conversation on Cote d'Ivoire with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas proposed a meeting of the Liberia contact group in Dakar on December 2. 2. (C) Chambas also said Senegalese President Wade would travel to Liberia on November 23 and that Wade hoped to [...]	2002-11-21 18:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NI LI ECOWAS
02ABUJA3165	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO PLEDGES FUNDING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President of MPRI Gen. (Ret.) Carl Vuono and members of the Nigerian defense establishment, President Obasanjo pledged 3.5 million dollars to continue MPRI operations. During this meeting and at MPRI's In- Progress-Review (IPR) [...]	2002-11-21 19:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL NI
02ABUJA318	NIGERIA: OFR PHASE III - SUCCESS BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3),which trained three Nigerian battalions for UNAMSIL, was successful far beyond expectations. Strikingly different from Phase I of the program, Phase III was successful because of renewed diplomatic efforts, because of personnel changes i [...]	2002-02-01 09:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR KPAO OIIP NI
02ABUJA3180	NIGERIA: UPDATES ON ALSCON AND AJAOKUTA [...] (U) Summary. The Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has confirmed that the GON was going forward with the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) and Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). U.S. manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) is one of three companies expressing intere [...]	2002-11-25 07:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA320	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO SUMMARIZES HIS [...] (C) On January 25, during a brief pull aside prior to a larger meeting on a just established USAID program for agricultural assistance, President Obasanjo briefed me on his January 20-21 trip to Zimbabwe. 2. (C) Obasanjo recounted that his discussion with Mugabe focused mainly on the ne [...]	2002-02-01 10:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV NI
02ABUJA3256	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO SUPPORTS CODE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 20 meeting with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios and Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo endorsed an all-parties Code of Conduct and promised to honor INEC's 27 billion Naira (USD 210 million) 2003 elections funding request. Obasanjo expressed confidence that [...]	2002-12-10 13:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA3303	NIGERIA: NOVEMBER 25 "FRIENDS GROUP" MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted the third meeting of Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner on November 25 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. The November 25 meeting concentrated on the need for uniform standards by which to judge Niger [...]	2002-12-12 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA3313	NIGERIA--AN IMPEACHMENT POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Summary: Roughly a month has passed since the impeachment threat against Obasanjo was effectively shelved; however, its repercussions continue to be felt throughout the Nigerian polity. President Obasanjo has been made painfully aware of his electoral vulnerabilities, and is trying to dra [...]	2002-12-16 09:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NI
02ABUJA3323	NIGERIA: LONDON CLUB DEBT BUY-BACK POSTPONED TO [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nigeria's (GON) attempt to buy back $2 billion of its London Club (commercial) debt obligations suffered a setback Friday, December 6, when a court injunction sought by the family of the late military dictator Sani Abacha forced a postponement of the auction to D [...]	2002-12-16 16:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EAID NI
02ABUJA3324	NIGERIA: OBASANJO COOL TO PARIS SUMMIT ON [...] (C) I spoke at length by phone on Saturday evening with President Obasanjo on the French proposal to hold a summit on Cote d'Ivoire. Obasanjo is opposed and I think adamantly so, to the French proposal. He said that, if invited, he would not attend. "They can hold the summit, but I am not go [...]	2002-12-16 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IV NI
02ABUJA3340	NIGERIA: ECOWAS NAMES COORDINATOR FOR COTE [...] (C) During a December 19 telephone conversation, Nigerian Presidential Envoy on Conflict Resolution Raph Uwechue told Ambassador Jeter that he had been appointed the Special ECOWAS Representative to Cote d'Ivoire. Uwechue said his role would be to coordinate ECOWAS' political and military eff [...]	2002-12-19 13:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA3344	NIGERIA: KADUNA GOVERNOR BLAMES RECENT VIOLENCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 11 meeting with International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Schrage and Ambassador Jeter, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi discussed the late November violence in Kaduna. Makarfi blamed the riots on pro-sharia Islamic groups [...]	2002-12-19 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3346	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES [...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by USAID Acting Director, USAID HIV/AIDS Officer and CDC/Nigeria Statistician, presented the joint letter from Secretaries Powell and Thompson on the President's International Mother and Child HIV/AIDS Initiative (reftel) and delivered the s [...]	2002-12-19 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA OPDC OSCI PREL SOCI TBIO TSPL KHIV NI
02ABUJA3347	NIGERIA: MODERATE MUSLIM SENATOR TO CONTEST [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 09:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
02ABUJA3372	NIGERIA: DECEMBER POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This periodic update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- INEC: 30 Political Associations for Registration -- Cabinet Shake-Up -- Rimi and Others Sue the PDP -------------------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA3374	NIGERIA: PARTIAL UPDATE ON INEC PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Under growing scrutiny from domestic political parties and the international donor community and sensing that the sand is emptying from the electoral hourglass, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is attempting to show mastery of its brief. On December 18, INEC released a [...]	2002-12-27 11:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL NI
02ABUJA3381	NIGERIA: UN CHR-59 COUNTRY PROFILE [...] (C) Nigeria's interests in the Human Rights Commission are conflicting. Nigeria wants to maintain a position of leadership among the developing nations. It is very sensitive to the G-77 views and most especially those of the Africa Group. In this vein, another Nigerian tradition has been to [...]	2002-12-31 13:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO NI UNHRC
02ABUJA366	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO - SPECIAL APPEAL TO [...] (C) President Obasanjo convoked Ambassador Jeter (accompanied by DATT and PolMilOff) on February 4 and stated, "Howard, we need help." Explaining that he did not initially realize the extent of the destruction caused by the explosion at the Ikeja ammunition depot, the President said he was ma [...]	2002-02-04 18:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS SENV PHUM PREF NI
02ABUJA38	NIGERIA: SOKOTO STONING SENTENCE FOCUSES ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary: The death sentence imposed against Safiya Husseini has generated international and domestic attention, lending her case political overtones perhaps more significant than its legal ones. To a certain degree, the judgment against Husseini has also put Nigerian Shari'a on trial. In [...]	2002-01-08 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA407	NIGERIA: SPECIAL APPEAL TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE [...] (SBU) On 05 February, Embassy received the following letter of Special Appeal from President Obasanjo to President Bush. The original letter has been pouched to AF/W, and a copy faxed. Begin text: February 4, 2002 His Excellency, Mr. George Bush President of the United States o [...]	2002-02-06 17:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC NI
02ABUJA418	NIGERIA: TERRORIST LIST 9 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Mission officers met on February 6, per Ref C, to discuss possible scenarios to lessen the negative impact of freezing the assets of NASCO Nigeria and its affiliated subsidiaries. We found no way to separate [...]	2002-02-07 14:56:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PINS EFIN ECON TU NI
02ABUJA426	NIGERIA: AN ARMY COLONEL ON DEMOCRACY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unusually frank discussion, Nigerian Colonel and ECOWAS staff member M. Dixon Dikio (please strictly protect) told PolMilOff that a major breakdown of command led to reprisal attacks in Benue, and those attacks were unjustifiable. In his view, LTG Malu's response to the Ben [...]	2002-02-08 09:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NI
02ABUJA462	NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-08 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA509	NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE THINKS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: During a February 1 breakfast meeting, former military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar told Ambassador Jeter that President Obasanjo meant well but has performed badly the past several months. Obasanjo's sincere intentions have been betrayed by his abrasive manner and by mala [...]	2002-02-15 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR PGOV NI
02ABUJA521	NIGERIA: 9-11 DISASTER SUPPORT [...] Post recently received the letter at para 3 (which included a donation of 15,000 Naira, or USD140),which is indicative of the messages of solidarity we have received from ordinary Nigerians in support of the families affected by 9-11. We thought it important to inform the Department how ordi [...]	2002-02-21 08:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER US NI
02ABUJA622	LIBERIA: JOHNSON SIRLEAF BELIEVES LURD THREAT IS [...] (C) Summary. During a February 22 meeting at my residence, Liberian opposition leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (EJS) told me the security situation in Liberia was difficult to read. While acknowledging the LURD's ability to disrupt and raid areas closer to Monrovia, she did not think the rebel gro [...]	2002-02-26 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS LI NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA652	NIGERIA: OBASANJO GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON [...] (U) Due to President Obasanjo's heavy schedule prior to his February 26 early morning departure (0530) for the Commonwealth Meeting in Australia, Ambassador Jeter was unable to personally deliver President Bush's letter announcing EOD assistance with the clean-up in the aftermath of the Ikeja [...]	2002-02-28 13:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS MOPS NI
02ABUJA695	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) This message was delayed in transmission, but contains information that may be of value to end-users. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and NSA Mohammed February 6 discussed the Ikeja cantonment tragedy and Nigeria's request for large-scale EOD assistance. Mohammed also briefed the Am [...]	2002-03-05 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS MOPS CG SU BY ZI NI
02ABUJA711	NIGERIA -- ZIMBABWE IN THE NEWS [...] (U) To the apparent chagrin of President Obasanjo, news of the President's late January discussions with President Mugabe in Harare has leaked. ThisDay February 26 reported Presidential Special Assistant Tunji Oseni refuting rumors that Obasanjo offered asylum to Mugabe. In his statement, Ose [...]	2002-03-06 09:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI NI
02ABUJA776	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SIGNALS THAT [...] (U) President Obasanjo's Senate Liaison Officer Kashim Imam told reporters March 5 at the National Assembly that President Obasanjo will run in 2003 because "there is no credible alternative to him." Imam added, "not only will he run on the strength of our achievements, but also he will be ree [...]	2002-03-08 11:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA780	NIGERIA: TEXT OF LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO [...] The following is a letter addressed to President Bush from President Obasanjo dated March 6, 2002. The original will follow by pouch; a copy has also been faxed to AF/W. 2. I thank you for your letter of 21 February with the expression of condolence as well as offering exten [...]	2002-03-08 15:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS NI
02ABUJA788	ECOWAS: LEGAL DIRECTOR LALOUPO GIVES A LIBERIA [...] (U) PolMilOff and OIG Inspector Paul Tyson March 6 met ECOWAS Director of Legal Affairs Roger Laloupo. DAS Perry, accompanied by PolMilOff, also met Laloupo and his Deputy, Halima Ahmed, on March 7. 2. (C) Laloupo said the ECOWAS-sponsored Liberia meeting was still set for March 14-16, bu [...]	2002-03-12 17:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA828	NIGERIA TO "TARRY" BEFORE PRONOUNCING ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: MFA PermSec says Nigeria will avoid a rush to judgment on the Zimbabwe election. Abuja will consult with Pretoria and Canberra, as well as various observer groups, before developing a position. The GON might even await the results of electoral challenges. DCM urged the GON, c [...]	2002-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ZI
02ABUJA852	A SNAPSHOT OF OBASANJO'S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: Three years ago, Obasanjo rode into office on a wave of optimism: Gone was the military; democratic rule had returned. Now, with a year until the elections, Obasanjo's prospects are uncertain. His abrupt manner, callous public remarks, and unwillingness to listen have alienated [...]	2002-03-15 10:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA858	NIGERIA AND THE IMF HEAD FOR DIVORCE COURT? [...] (U) Classified by CDA Andrews for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary. After several days of consultations, the IMF and GON agreed not to establish a new program. This indefinite suspension is due to GON failure to meet informal targets and to political considerations in the lead-up [...]	2002-03-15 15:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
02ABUJA859	NIGERIA CONTINUES TO COOPERATE IN EFFORT TO [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-15 15:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PTER EFIN PREL NI
02ABUJA882	OBASANJO NOT DOING WELL ACCORDING NASSARAWA STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, Governor Alhaji Abdullah Adamu warmly welcomed Ambassador Jeter him as the first American Ambassador to ever visit Nassarawa State. Adamu noted that the dangers to democracy were mounting and gave low marks to Obasanjo as a politician and a communicator. However, [...]	2002-03-19 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
02ABUJA925	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR TO VISIT [...] This cable contains an action request, para 4. 2. In a meeting March 19, Vice President Atiku Abubakar informed Ambassador Jeter that he would be in Washington for personal and medical reasons from March 31 through April 6 and would be interested in meeting with senior U.S. policymakers. [...]	2002-03-20 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP ECON PREL EFIN NI
02ABUJA926	NIGERIA: LIBERIAN RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE YIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Initially set for March 14, the Liberian reconciliation meeting finally opened March 15. The delay was due to an unsuccessful eleventh hour attempt by ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas to convince President Taylor to attend. Taylor declined but sent a 27-person delegation led by Agricultural [...]	2002-03-20 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECOWAS MOPS MASS PHUM LI NI
02ABUJA936	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar was non-committal on rapid completion of the bilateral debt agreement, saying only that he would discuss the issue with the Director-General of the Debt Management Office. The Vice President said Nigeria [...]	2002-03-22 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN NI
02ABUJA937	NIGERIA: VP ATIKU ON MPRI AND AVID RECOVERY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter called on Vice President Atiku Abubakar March 19. In addition to a wide range of economic issues (septel),Ambassador stressed the need for a quick decision on the FY02 MPRI payment; without that decision, the program would be cut. On Operation Avid Recovery, Jeter said [...]	2002-03-22 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS NI
02ACCRA2693	GHANA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-25 10:18:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
02ADANA383	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 2-3, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-11-20 13:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA386	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA388	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 8, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA389	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 9-10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA390	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 11-12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA391	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 13, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA392	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA393	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA394	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 16-17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA395	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA396	SOUTHEAST TURKEY SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 09:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA397	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 09:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA398	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 21, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 14:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA399	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 22, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-26 09:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA400	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 23-24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-11-26 09:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA401	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-26 09:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA402	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-27 10:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA406	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 2, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-12-03 09:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA407	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 30-December 1, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------- [...]	2002-12-03 09:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA409	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 5-7, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-12-09 16:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA410	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 8-9, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-12-10 08:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA411	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 10, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-11 08:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA413	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-13 11:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA415	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 14-15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-17 09:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA416	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 16, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-17 09:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA418	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-18 11:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA420	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-19 10:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA421	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-20 08:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA422	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 13, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-23 15:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA423	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-23 15:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA427	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 23, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 14:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA428	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA431	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 25-26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-30 10:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA432	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-30 10:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA436	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 28-29, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 08:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA437	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 30, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA439	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 31, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 11:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADDISABABA2418	(C) COUNTER-TERRORISM: COOPERATING WITH AFRICAN [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST - SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. (C) REF A SOLICITED IDEAS ON HOW TO PROMOTE COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. LAST NOVEMBER, REF B FORWARDED AN INFORMAL PROPOSAL BY OAU ASST. SECGEN FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS SAID DJINNIT TO CONVENE A MEETING OF OFFICIALS FRO [...]	2002-07-12 11:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL OAU XA
02ADDISABABA3801	ETHIOPIA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ETHIOPIA IS A CONFIRMED AND COMMITTED PARTNER IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) AT ALL LEVELS. ALTHOUGH OFTEN LACKING IN CAPACITY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) HAS RESPONDED PRO-ACTIVELY TO THE GLOBAL THREAT. EMBASSY KNOWS OF NO FORE [...]	2002-11-25 04:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS ET
02ALGIERS2423	AU COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AG
02AMMAN2200	JORDAN TELECOM PLANS LINKS TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) According to Jordan Telecom (JTC) CEO Pierre Mattei, JTC is planning to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to construct a fiber-optic telecommunications cable link between Amman and Baghdad within the next month. He said that at present all Iraqi telecom traffic is currently routed via t [...]	2002-05-06 05:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN2221	DEMARCHE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. AND ISRAELI PRODUCTS [...] (SBU) On May 6, Poloff conveyed reftel points on the boycott issue to Ali Al-Ayed of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Al-Ayed offered no substantive comment but promised to convey the message to FM Muasher who is currently in Washington with King Abdullah and other senior members of [...]	2002-05-06 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT PREL ETRD AL IS US JO
02AMMAN2222	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) On May 6, Poloff conveyed reftel points on the prospective emergency session of the General Assembly on the Middle East to Ali Al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed promised to pass the information promptly to FM Muasher who is currently in Washington with King [...]	2002-05-06 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA
02AMMAN2228	RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON COUNTERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] (U) In response to Ref A, Post has queried and received a positive response from the FonMin's office on the GOJ's interest in attending counterterrorism legislation seminars in Washington. The GOJ is one of our strongest partners in the war on terrorism and we believe the opportunity to furth [...]	2002-05-07 10:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM KTIA PREL PTER JO
02AMMAN2243	MODERATES IN PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP UNEASY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the aftermath of Israel's Operation Defensive Shield, the mood among even moderate factions in Amman's Wihdat refugee camp is suspicious and uneasy about Israeli and U.S. intentions. In a May 1 meeting with emboffs, Palestinian notables from Wihdat questioned U.S [...]	2002-05-07 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN2251	PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE GREETED WITH [...] (C) A survey of political contacts suggests a general lack of enthusiasm over the recent Quartet proposal to stage a Middle East conference in the next few weeks. The GOJ has endorsed the proposal with some caveats. While several contacts condemned outright the idea of a conference, a few ma [...]	2002-05-07 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN2253	EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 5 Heat Exchangers (NON-SME),Value USD 41,500.00 [...]	2002-05-08 09:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO
02AMMAN2257	JORDAN SUGGESTS EUROPEAN INTERVENTION WITH ARAB [...] (C) Responding to our earlier demarche (ref a),Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak told the Charge and PolCouns May 8 that Jordan does not want the UN Special Session on Children to be "hijacked" by radical language from the Arab Group. He said that PM Ali Abul Ragheb had instructed the hea [...]	2002-05-08 11:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO UNGA
02AMMAN2258	GOJ TAKES ACTIONS TO DISCOURAGE BOYCOTT OF U.S. [...] (C) Responding to our earlier demarche on the local call for a boycott of U.S. goods (ref a),Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak told Charge and PolCouns May 8 that Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb was trying to discourage the boycott of U.S. goods in Jordan. Bak reported that Abul Ragheb has [...]	2002-05-08 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT PREL ETRD IS US JO
02AMMAN2262	DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT DELIVERED [...] (C) PolCouns May 7 delivered ref points on the U.S. position on the International Criminal Court to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher (who is in Washington accompanying King Abdullah). Ayed listened to the points without making substantive comment, and said h [...]	2002-05-08 12:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA JO KICC
02AMMAN2270	JORDAN: PARTICIPATION IN TRANSSHIPMENT ENFORCEMENT [...] Jordanian Customs Director General Mahmoud Qteishat confirmed May 6 that his agency would send three representatives to the Barcelona conference on transshipment: -- Faisal Ahmad al-Sarhan, Director of Inspection -- Fadi Baker Makhlouf, Director of the al-Omary Customs House -- Mohammad Faye [...]	2002-05-08 15:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC JO KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
02AMMAN2298	JORDAN LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR BE ABSENT ON WHA VOTE [...] (C) PolCouns spoke May 9 with Dr. Khaled al-Tahaineh, Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department regarding Taiwan's bid to gain observer status in the WHO. Tahaineh confirmed ref information that Jordan is likely to either abstain on or be absent from a [...]	2002-05-09 14:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW JO WHO
02AMMAN2310	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN PLANE SUSPECTED OF CARRYING [...] (S) On May 11, upon receipt of NIACT precedence message, poloff/duty officer passed reftel information regarding the impending 5/12 flight of a suspected arms-laden Iranian cargo plane to Ambassador Mohammed Shahankari, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Shahankari conferre [...]	2002-05-11 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER IR SY JO
02AMMAN2334	EAST BANK-WEST BANK DIVIDE GROWS AS INTIFADA [...] (C) Over the past few weeks the Israeli offensive in the West Bank has highlighted a trend we have seen growing as the Intifada has intensified--the cleavage between Palestinian Jordanians (West Bankers) and Transjordanians (East Bankers). Residual mistrust left over from the 1970 PLO attem [...]	2002-05-12 14:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS JO

02AMMAN2383	JORDAN: REGULATION OF CHARITIES [...] (c) Jordanian charities and non-governmental social service organizations are registered with and monitored by the Ministry of Social Affairs and by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in the case of religious organizations. Their activities complement government-provided social services, espe [...]	2002-05-14 13:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL JO

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